Graciete Santana

Graciete Santana
Santana at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1980-10-12)12 October 1980
Serra Preta, Brazil[1]
Died16 September 2021(2021-09-16) (aged 40)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Marathon
ClubCruzeiro Esporte Clube[3]
Coached byDomingos Carlos (husband)[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:38:33 (2016)[4]

Graciete Moreira Carneiro Santana (12 October 1980 – 16 September 2021) was a Brazilian long-distance runner. She placed 128th in the 2016 Olympics marathon.[2] Santana took up running to help her overcome bulimia.[3]

On 16 September 2021, Santana died of melanoma in Salvador, Bahia, at the age of 40.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Graciete Santana Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. cob.org.br
  2. 1 2 Graciete Santana Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. 1 2 3 Graciete Santana Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  4. ↑ Graciete Santana at World Athletics
  5. ↑ "Graciete Santana, marathon runner at the 2016 Rio Olympics, dies of cancer". Ge.globo (in Portuguese). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Note of condolence: Graciete Santana, Olympic marathon runner". Ministry of Sports (in Portuguese). 17 September 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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