Luciana Mendes

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Luciana de Paula Mendes (born 26 July 1971 in Rio de Janeiro [1] ) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres. [2] She represented her country at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. She also won multiple medals at the continental level.

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Her 800 and 1000 metres personal bests are the current national records.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1988 South American Junior Championships Cubatão, Brazil 1st400 m55.49
1st4 × 400 m relay3:41.52
1989 South American Junior Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 2nd400 m55.49
1st4 × 400 m relay3:40.7
Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 7th400 m55.28
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:40.87
1990 South American Junior Championships Bogotá, Colombia 1st400 m54.85
1st4 × 400 m relay3:45.12
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd800 m 2:04.44
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:32.59
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 5th (h) [3] 400m 54.90
7th800m 2:07.02
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd400 m 53.06
2nd800 m 2:04.5
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:36.49
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 24th (h)800 m 2:03.55
1994 World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd800 m 2:00.13 [4]
South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 3rd400 m54.72
1st800 m2:01.99
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 10th (h)400 m 55.56
2nd800 m 2:01.71
4 × 400 m relay DQ
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd400 m 2:03.56
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (h)800 m 2:01.82
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 9th (h)400 m 55.44
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:34.34
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 16th (h)800 m 2:00.25
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st800 m 2:03.56
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:38.18
World Championships Athens, Greece 6th (sf)800 m 1:59.45
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 1st800 m 2:05.62
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:37.88
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd400 m 53.18
1st800 m 2:01.77
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st400 m 52.76
1st800 m 2:00.04
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:32.43
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 8th (sf)800 m 2:01.94
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st800 m 2:02.06
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th800 m 2:05.52
8th1500 m 4:21.80
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 5th800 m 2:03.36
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 21st (sf)800 m 2:02.00

Personal bests

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References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Luciana Mendes at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  4. Representing the Americas