Personal information | |
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Born | Bayaguana, Dominican Republic | 7 May 1995
Education | Bayamón Central University [1] |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] |
Weight | 53 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.
He is the younger brother of 400m specialist and Olympic silver medalist, Luguelín Santos.
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