Luiz Alberto de Araújo
Brazilian decathlete (born 1987)
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Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo (born 27 June 1987) is a Brazilian decathlete.[2]
De Araújo at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo | |||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1987 Artur Nogueira, São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | BM&F Bovespa[1] | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Edemar Alves dos Santos[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 3 September 2015 | ||||||||||||
Career
He broke the South American record in decathlon on 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013, Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points.[3]
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points.[4]
In 2015, he won bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (8,179 points) and he competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China.[5]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he broke 3 personal bests (7.48 in Long Jump, 48.14 in the 400m, and 57.28 m in the Javelin) and finished 10th with 8,315 points, his personal best, and the best campaign of a Brazilian at the Olympic Games in decathlon.[6][7][8]
Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.66 (wind: +1.9 m/s) –
Santo Domingo, 31 May 2008 - 400 m: 48.14 –
Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016 - 1500 m: 4:27.75 – São Paulo, 30 June 2012
- 110 m hurdles: 13.94 (wind: +1.3 m/s) – São Paulo, 28 June 2008
- High jump: 2.00 m –
Toronto, 22 July 2015 - Pole vault: 5.00 m – São Bernardo do Campo, 9 April 2016
- Long jump: 7.48 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) – Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016
- Shot put: 15.64 m – São Paulo, 5 August 2011
- Discus throw: 48.89 m – Bragança Paulista, 15 September 2018
- Javelin throw: 59.22 m – Bragança Paulista, 15 September 2018
- Decathlon: 8315 pts – Rio de Janeiro, 17–18 August 2016
