Carlos Santa

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Carlos Santa
Personal information
Born 7 January 1978
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for the  Dominican Republic
World Indoor Championships
Bronze 2008 Valencia 4x400 m relay
Pan American Games
Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo 4x400 m relay
Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro 4x400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Bronze 2007 San Salvador 4x400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver 1996 San Salvador 4x400 m relay
Bronze 1996 San Salvador 400 m

Carlos Johelín Santa (born 7 January 1978) is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.

Career

He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.

In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Arismendy Peguero, Danis García and Juan Betances, and won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2006 IAAF World Cup with the American team.

His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 2004 in Huelva.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Dominican Republic
1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 400 m 47.19
4th 4x100 m relay 41.57
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:13.99
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 39th (h) 400 m 46.80
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 43rd (h) 400 m 46.40
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 400 m 45.69
2003 World Championships Paris, France 15th (sf) 400 m 45.43
DSQ 4x400 m relay
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 1st 400 m 45.05
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 13th (sf) 400 m 45.58
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (sf) 400 m 46.07
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 6th 200 m 21.14
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:04.96
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 16th (sf) 400 m 47.45
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:02.48
World Championships Osaka, Japan 36th (h) 400 m 45.99
7th 4x400 m relay 3:03.56

External links

References

  1. ↑ Carlos Santa, segundo en 400 metros en torneo de la reunión de Madrid (in Spanish), Periódico Hoy, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 24 February 2005, retrieved 15 April 2012 


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