Luciana Mendes

Last updated
Luciana Mendes
Personal information
Born (1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 53)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata 800m
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Valencia 800m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 Valencia400m

Luciana de Paula Mendes (born 26 July 1971) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres. [1] 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.

Contents

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) [2] 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 [3]
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

References

  1. Luciana Mendes at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Did not show in the final
  3. Representing the Americas