Mário dos Santos

Mário dos Santos

Personal information
Born	(1979-09-10) 10 September 1979 Cubatão, São Paulo
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing Brazil Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 50km walk

Mário José dos Santos Júnior (born 10 September 1979 in Cubatão, São Paulo) is a male race walker from Brazil. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 (Athens, Greece).

He won the 50 km section of the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships with a time of 4:12:52 hours.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1998	South American Junior Championships	Córdoba, Argentina	1st	10,000 m	42:14.02
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	—	10,000m	DNF
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	3rd	20,000 m	1:33:50.59
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	20,000 m	1:32:45.90
	Universiade	Beijing, China	15th	20 km	1:31:43
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	50 km	4:07:37
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	40th	50 km	4:20:11
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	20 km	1:29.53
			–	50 km	DQ
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	41st	50 km	4:10:25
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	5th	20,000 m	1:25:14.8
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	50 km	DNF
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	50 km	DNF

References

• Mário dos Santos at World Athletics
• Mário dos Santos at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Mário dos Santos at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
• Mário dos Santos at Olympedia
• Mário dos Santos at InterSportStats