Samory Fraga

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Samory Fraga
Personal information
Full nameSamory Uiki Bandeira Fraga
Born (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27)
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event Long jump

Samory Uiki Bandeira Fraga (born 29 November 1996) is a Brazilian long jumper who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Personal life

From Porto Alegre, Brazil, Fraga studied international relations at Kent State University on an athletic scholarship. [1]

Career

Fraga was selected as part of the Brazil team for the 2020 Summer Games long jump competition. [2]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 9thLong jump7.29 m
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 10thLong jump6.83 m
2015 South American Junior Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 1stLong jump7.62 m
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 7thLong jump7.44 m
2018 South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 1stLong jump 7.42 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 4thLong jump 7.93 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (q)Long jump 7.88 m
2022 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rdLong jump 7.82 m
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9thLong jump 7.87 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 27th (q)Long jump 7.51 m

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References

  1. "Samory Fraga | Kent State University". www.kent.edu. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "Athletics - FRAGA Samory - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 3 August 2021.