Alison dos Santos

Alison Brendom Alves dos Santos (born 3 June 2000) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships.

Alison Santos
Personal information
Full nameAlison Brendom Alves dos Santos
Born (2000-06-03) June 3, 2000
São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
ClubPinheiros-SP
Coached byFelipe de Siqueira da Silva

As a 10-month-old, a domestic accident left him with third-degree oil burns on his head and characteristic scars.[3]

At just 19 years old, he participated in the 2019 Pan American Games, held in Lima, Peru, where he won the 400m hurdles event, breaking his personal record, with the time of 48s45. It was the 4th best time in the world at the moment, and with that, he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He had already won gold in the same event, at the 2019 Summer University, weeks before. [4]

In September 2019, he went to the 2019 World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar, where he won the 400m hurdles semifinal in 48s35, breaking his personal record again and going to the final with the second best overall time. The last time a Brazilian had reached the final of this event in the Worlds was with Eronilde Araújo, in 1999. In the final, he broke his personal record again, finishing in 7th place, with the time of 48s28. He was just 0.25s from the bronze medalist. [5][6]

Personal bests

  • 400 m hurdles: 48.28 Doha, 30 Sep 2019
  • 400 m: 45.78 Cali, 15 Jun 2019
  • 4x400 m relay: 3:04.13 Lima, 26 May 2019

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 5th 400 m hurdles 53.98
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.78
South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 2nd 400 m 45.97
1st 400 m hurdles 50.56
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 13.733:13.73
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 49.88
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.13
South American U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 400 m 45.78
Universiade Naples, Italy 1st 400 m hurdles 48.57
Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 400 m hurdles 48.49
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 48.45
World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 400 m hurdles 48.28

References


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