Delvis Santos
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| Born | 27 June 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sporting CP | |||||||||||||||||
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Delvis Santos (born 27 June 1999) is a Portuguese sprinter. He is a multiple-time national champion and was a finalist in the 200 metres at the 2026 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
Santos won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Silesia in the 4×200 metres relay.[2] In March 2025, he was eliminated in the first round of the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, running a time of 6.77 seconds.[3] He was part of the Portugal mixed 4 x 100 metres team that set a national record 40.76 seconds at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[4]
A member of Sporting CP,[5] and coached by Adam Ferreira, Santos equalled his personal best of 20.45 seconds for the 200 metres in 2026 and was included in the Portuguese squad to compete at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England. Santos ran a personal best 20.23 seconds to qualify for the final of the 200 metres as a fastest non-automatic qualifier having placed third in his semi-final.[6][7] He placed sixth in the final with a wind-assisted 20.55 seconds (+2.5).[8] He also qualified for the semi-finals of the 100 metres earlier in the championships but had to withdraw for medical reasons.[9] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.[10]
References
- ↑ "Delvis Santos". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "PORTUGAL WINS BRONZE AT THE WORLD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS". fpatletismo. May 2, 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Men's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "World Championships: Mixed 4x100 meter relay breaks national record". ojogo.pt. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Delvis Santos sets record and secures a place in the 200-meter final at the European Athletics Championships". sicnoticias.pt. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Delvis Santos in the 200-meter final at the European Championships: "My mother always tells me..."". Ojogo.pt. August 13, 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "2026 European Athletics Championships: Zharnel Hughes chases 200m title as Mumenthaler and Ansah advance to final". Olympics.com. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "HUGHES BATTLES TO SILVER AS ANSAH SPEEDS TO THE EUROPEAN 200M TITLE". Athletics Weekly. 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "DELVIS SANTOS QUALIFIES FOR THE 200-METER FINAL AT THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BIRMINGHAM WITH A PERSONAL BEST". fpatletismo.pt. August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2026.