Luciana dos Santos

Luciana Alves dos Santos (born 10 February 1970) is a Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.

She was born in Ilhéus.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/luciana-dos-santos-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/luciana-dos-santos-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Luciana dos Santos|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=4 April 2009}} She competed in the long jump at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999,{{World Athletics}} and in both events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but without reaching the final. At the 2004 Olympics she competed in the 4 x 100 metre relay.

She has four Brazilian titles; one in the long jump from 1996 and three in the triple jump from 1999, 2000 and 2001. Her main rivals were Maria de Souza and Maurren Higa Maggi.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/bra.htm|title=Brazilian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=4 April 2009}} On the regional level, she has eleven medals in the individual events from the South American Championships in 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sacw.htm|title=South American Championships (Women)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=4 April 2009}}

Her personal best jump is 6.66 metres, achieved in June 2007 in La Paz. This is a former South American record.{{cite web|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/wtripleno.htm|title=World women's all-time best triple jump|publisher=Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage|date=30 June 2001|accessdate=4 April 2009}} She has 6.81 metres in the long jump, achieved in June 1999 in Bogotá; and 11.40 seconds metres in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Cochabamba.

Competition record

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{BRA}}
1989 \|South American Junior Championships \|Montevideo, Uruguay \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Long jump \|5.64 m
1991 \|South American Championships \|Manaus, Brazil \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|5.78 m
rowspan=2\|1994 \|rowspan=2\|Ibero-American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Mar del Plata, Argentina \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.18 m (+0.7 m/s)
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Triple jump \|12.90 m w (+4.6 m/s)
rowspan=3\|1995 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Manaus, Brazil \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.16 m
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Triple jump \|13.07 m
Universiade \|Fukuoka, Japan \|11th \|Long jump \|5.80 m
1996 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Medellín, Colombia \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Long jump \|6.24 m
rowspan=5\|1997 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Mar del Plata, Argentina \|4th \|Long jump \|6.16 m (w)
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Triple jump \|13.30 m
World Championships \|Athens, Greece \|35th (q) \|Long jump \|5.92 m
rowspan=2\|Universiade \|rowspan=2\|Catania, Italy \|6th \|4 × 100 m relay \|46.31 s
16th (q) \|Triple jump \|13.28 m
rowspan=4\|1999 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Bogotá, Colombia \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.81 m
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Triple jump \|13.90 m
Pan American Games \|Winnipeg, Canada \|8th \|Long jump \|6.13 m
World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|31st (q) \|Long jump \|6.00 m
rowspan=4\|2000 \|rowspan=2\|Ibero-American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Long jump \|6.28 m
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Triple jump \|13.46 m
rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Sydney, Australia \| – \|Long jump \|NM
24th (q) \|Triple jump \|13.48 m
rowspan=2\|2001 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Manaus, Brazil \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.10 m
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Triple jump \|13.48 m
2002 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Guatemala City, Guatemala \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Triple jump \|13.53
rowspan=2\|2003 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Barquisimeto, Venezuela \|9th \|Long jump \|5.36 m
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Triple jump \|13.42 m
rowspan=4\|2004 \|South American U23 Championships \|Barquisimeto, Venezuela \|2nd Guest final out of competition \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.49
rowspan=2\|Ibero-American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Huelva, Spain \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.13
5th \|Long jump \|6.34 m
Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \|9th (h) \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.12
rowspan=4\|2005 \|rowspan=3\|South American Championships \|rowspan=3\|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|100 m \|11.46
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.35
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.39 m
World Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|5th \|4 × 100 m relay \|42.99
2006 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Ponce, Puerto Rico \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.25 m
rowspan=4\|2007 \|South American Championships \|São Paulo, Brazil \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.54
rowspan=2\|Pan American Games \|rowspan=2\|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|20th (h) \|100 m \|11.82
6th \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.14
World Championships \|Osaka, Japan \|15th (h) \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.64
2008 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Iquique, Chile \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.99

colspan="6"|Representing {{BRA}}

1989

|South American Junior Championships

|Montevideo, Uruguay

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Long jump

|5.64 m

1991

|South American Championships

|Manaus, Brazil

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Long jump