Jefferson Santos

{{short description|Brazilian athlete}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|30|df=y}}

| residence = São Paulo, Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| weight = {{cvt|76|kg}}

| country = {{BRA}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Decathlon

| pb = 8187 pts w

| coach = José Cordeiro

| club = G.C. Pinheiros

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Jefferson de Carvalho Santos{{cite web|url=http://www.multistars.it/Multistars_2017/schede_deca/Multistars%202017%20Decathlon%20profiles.pdf|title=Decathlon Profile: Jefferson dos Santos|publisher=Multistars 2017 – 30th International Meeting of Combined Events|access-date=September 9, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbat.org.br/noticias/noticia.asp?news=9403|title=CBAt convoca Seleção para o Mundial de Londres [Brazilian Athletics Confederation announces national team for the London Championships|language=Portuguese|publisher=Brazilian Athletics Confederation|access-date=September 9, 2017}} (born August 30, 1995) is a Brazilian athlete, a combined events specialist.{{cite web|url=http://www.multistars.it/Multistars_2017/schede_deca/Multistars%202017%20Decathlon%20profiles.pdf|title=Jefferson Santos – Profile|publisher=IAAF|access-date=September 9, 2017}} A native of São Paulo, he won the men's decathlon competition at the 2017 South American Championships in Athletics with a personal best score of 8,187 points; due to strong winds in three of the ten events, the result is labelled wind assisted in official records.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/south-american-championships-2017|title=De Morais sets continental discus record at South American Championships|publisher=IAAF|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017}}