Evelyn dos Santos

Evelyn Carolina de Oliveira dos Santos (born 11 April 1985 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events.[1][2]

Evelyn dos Santos
Personal information
Full nameEvelyn Carolina de Oliveira dos Santos
Nationality Brazil
Born (1985-04-11) 11 April 1985
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
SportAthletics
Event(s)100m, 200m and 4×100m
College teamUniversidade Castelo Branco
TeamUnique Track and Field
Turned pro2000 (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo)
Coached byGustavo dos Santos
Achievements and titles
World finalsIAAF World Championship 2013 (Moscow), IAAf World Relays 2014, IAAF World Relays 2015
Olympic finalsBeijing 2008 and London 2012
Personal best(s)11s35, 22s82, 42s29
Updated on 14 May 2013.

Career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 200 metres. She has a personal best of 11.16 in the 100 metres, and a personal best of 22.76 in the 200 metres.

Also at London, the Brazilian women's 4 × 100 m relay team, composed of Ana Cláudia Lemos, Franciela Krasucki, Evelyn dos Santos and Rosângela Santos, broke the South American record in qualifying for the final, with a time of 42.55, and went to the final in sixth place.[3] In the final, the Brazilian team ran 42.91 and finished seventh.[4]

At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, this same team again broke the South American record, in the semifinals of the women's 4 × 100 m relay, with a time of 42.29 seconds.[5] In the final, Brazil was tied with Jamaica in second place and poised to take silver and break the South American record when, at the last baton exchange, Vanda, who was running in the Rosangela's place, let the baton fall.[6]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
2000 South American Youth Championships Bogotá, Colombia 5th 200 m 25.49 s (wind: -3.3 m/s) A
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.15 s A
1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:12.21 min A
2002 South American Junior Championships /
South American Games
Belém, Brazil 3rd 100m 11.90 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
3rd 200m 24.23 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.30
South American Youth Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 100 m 12.19 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
1st 200 m 24.18 s (wind: +3.3 m/s) w
1st 4 × 100 m relay 47.3 s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:14.55 min

References

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