Luiz Alberto de Araújo

Career He broke the South American record in decathlon on 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013, Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points.

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.

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.

Personal bests 100 m: 10.66 (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Santo Domingo, 31 May 2008 400 m: 48.14 – Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016 1500 m: 4:27.75 – São Paulo, 30 June 2012 110 m hurdles: 13.94 (wind: +1.3 m/s) – São Paulo, 28 June 2008 High jump: 2.00 m – Toronto, 22 July 2015 Pole vault: 5.00 m – São Bernardo do Campo, 9 April 2016 Long jump: 7.48 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) – Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016 Shot put: 15.64 m – São Paulo, 5 August 2011 Discus throw: 48.89 m – Bragança Paulista, 15 September 2018 Javelin throw: 59.22 m – Bragança Paulista, 15 September 2018 Decathlon: 8315 pts – Rio de Janeiro, 17–18 August 2016

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