José Carlos Santana
Personal information
Birth nameJosé Carlos Santana
BornSão Paulo, Brazil
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1991 HavanaMarathon

José Carlos Santana, also known as Santana, is a Brazilian former athlete who specialised in the marathon.

Santana, who was born in São Paulo, was a three-time winner of the Rio de Janeiro Marathon.[1] He claimed a silver medal in the marathon at the 1991 Pan American Games, finishing two seconds behind Alberto Cuba. He had a second-place finish at the 1993 Los Angeles Marathon, which was won by his training partner Joseildo Rocha.[2]

Personal life

Santana is a cousin of marathon runner Marily dos Santos.[3]

References

  1. "Brasileiro mais bem colocado em maratona sonha com vaga na Rio-2016". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 27 September 2015.
  2. "Los Angeles Marathon : A Hot Time, Slow Times in the City : Race: Brazil's Rocha and Ukraine's Klochko win their divisions. Survival, not personal bests, is order of day for 19,073". Los Angeles Times. 8 March 1993.
  3. "Alagoana Marily dos Santos espera ser a primeira do país na São Silvestre". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 28 December 2012.
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