José Carlos Santana
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | José Carlos Santana |
| Born | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Medal record | |
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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
- ^ "Brasileiro mais bem colocado em maratona sonha com vaga na Rio-2016". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 27 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alagoana Marily dos Santos espera ser a primeira do país na São Silvestre". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 28 December 2012.