Juander Santos

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Juander Santos
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Juander Santos in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 28)
Bayaguana, Dominican Republic
Education Bayamón Central University [1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 m hurdles

Juander Santos Aquino (born 7 May 1995 in Bayaguana) is a Dominican athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. [3] He has won several international medals, mainly in the relay.

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He is the younger brother of 400m specialist and Olympic silver medalist, Luguelín Santos.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
2012 CAC Junior Championships (U18) San Salvador, El Salvador 9th (h)400 m49.34
2nd4 × 100 m41.57
6th4 × 400 m3:17.78
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 11th (B)4 × 400 m 3:03.41
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 45th (h)200 m 21.62
17th (sf)400 m 47.64
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 6th400 m 48.06
1st4 × 400 m 3:02.73
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 11th (h)200 m 21.17
11th (h)400 m 47.41
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 4th400 m 45.93
4th4 × 400 m 3:02.86
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 23rd (h)4 × 400 m 3:12.55
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 7th400 m hurdles 50.34
1st4 × 400 m 3:05.05
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 8th400 m hurdles 50.79
World Championships Beijing, China 10th (h)4 × 400 m 3:00.15
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th400 m hurdles 49.73
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd400 m hurdles 50.02
4th4 × 100 m 39.97
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th400 m hurdles 49.04
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1st400 m hurdles 48.65
1st4 × 400 m 3:04.34
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th (sf)400 m 46.83
8th (h)4 × 400 m 3:10.45
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 3rd400 m hurdles 48.77
2nd4 × 400 m 3:03.92
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 8th400 m hurdles 2:09.37
4th4 × 400 m 3:05.64
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 2nd400 m hurdles 49.74
Bolivarian Games Valledupar, Colombia 1st400 m hurdles 50.05
3rd4 × 400 m 3:08.11
World Championships Eugene, United States 35th (h)400 m hurdles 58.80
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd400 m hurdles 49.61
3rd4 × 400 m 3:02.19

Personal bests

Outdoor

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References

  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. "2018 CAC Games bio" . Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. Juander Santos at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg