![]() De Araújo at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo | |||||||||||
Born | Artur Nogueira, São Paulo, Brazil | 27 June 1987|||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
Club | BM&F Bovespa [1] | |||||||||||
Coached by | Edemar Alves dos Santos [1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 2015-09-3 |
Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo (born 27 June 1987) is a Brazilian decathlete. [2]
He broke the South American record in decathlon in 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013, Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points. [3]
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points. [4]
In 2015, he won bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (8,179 points) and he competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China. [5]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he broke 3 personal bests (7.48 in Long Jump, 48.14 in the 400m, and 57.28 m in the Javelin) and finished 10th with 8,315 points, his personal best, and the best campaign of a Brazilian at the Olympic Games in decathlon. [6] [7] [8]
![]() De Araújo at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo | |||||||||||
Born | Artur Nogueira, São Paulo, Brazil | 27 June 1987|||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
Club | BM&F Bovespa [1] | |||||||||||
Coached by | Edemar Alves dos Santos [1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Updated on 2015-09-3 |
Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo (born 27 June 1987) is a Brazilian decathlete. [2]
He broke the South American record in decathlon in 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013, Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points. [3]
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points. [4]
In 2015, he won bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (8,179 points) and he competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China. [5]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he broke 3 personal bests (7.48 in Long Jump, 48.14 in the 400m, and 57.28 m in the Javelin) and finished 10th with 8,315 points, his personal best, and the best campaign of a Brazilian at the Olympic Games in decathlon. [6] [7] [8]