Luciana Alves dos Santos (born 10 February 1970) is a Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.
She was born in Ilhéus.[1] She competed in the long jump at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999,[2] 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.[1]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Her personal best jump is 6.66 metres, achieved in June 2007 in La Paz.[2] This is a former South American record.[5] 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.[2]
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Brazil
|
1989
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Montevideo, Uruguay
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
5.64 m
|
1991
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
5.78 m
|
1994
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.18 m (+0.7 m/s)
|
2nd
|
Triple jump
|
12.90 m w (+4.6 m/s)
|
1995
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.16 m
|
2nd
|
Triple jump
|
13.07 m
|
Universiade
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
11th
|
Long jump
|
5.80 m
|
1996
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
6.24 m
|
1997
|
South American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
4th
|
Long jump
|
6.16 m (w)
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
13.30 m
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
35th (q)
|
Long jump
|
5.92 m
|
Universiade
|
Catania, Italy
|
6th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
46.31 s
|
16th (q)
|
Triple jump
|
13.28 m
|
1999
|
South American Championships
|
Bogotá, Colombia
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.81 m
|
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
|
2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
3rd
|
Long jump
|
6.28 m
|
2nd
|
Triple jump
|
13.46 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
–
|
Long jump
|
NM
|
24th (q)
|
Triple jump
|
13.48 m
|
2001
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.10 m
|
2nd
|
Triple jump
|
13.48 m
|
2002
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Guatemala City, Guatemala
|
3rd
|
Triple jump
|
13.53
|
2003
|
South American Championships
|
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
|
9th
|
Long jump
|
5.36 m
|
2nd
|
Triple jump
|
13.42 m
|
2004
|
South American U23 Championships
|
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
|
2nd [6]
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
43.49
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Huelva, Spain
|
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
|
2005
|
South American Championships
|
Cali, Colombia
|
3rd
|
100 m
|
11.46
|
2nd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
44.35
|
1st
|
Long jump
|
6.39 m
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
5th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
42.99
|
2006
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico
|
2nd
|
Long jump
|
6.25 m
|
2007
|
South American Championships
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
1st
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
43.54
|
Pan American Games
|
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
|
2nd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
44.99
|