Alison dos Santos

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.
Alison dos Santos
Alison dos Santos (crop).jpg
Dos Santos at Tokyo 2020
Personal information
Full nameAlison Brendom Alves dos Santos
Born (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 21)
São Joaquim da Barra, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
ClubPinheiros-SP
Coached byFelipe de Siqueira da Silva
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chorzów 4×400 m relay mixed
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400 m hurdles
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Napoles 400 m hurdles

Alison Brendom Alves dos Santos (born 3 June 2000) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games and is the 3rd fastest athlete in the history of the event, in addition to being a finalist in the 2019 World Championships, a gold medalist in the 2019 Pan American Games and is currently the South American record holder in the competition.

Career[]

Early life[]

As a 10-month-old, a domestic accident left him with third-degree oil burns on his head and characteristic scars.[3]

He won a bronze medal at the 2018 World U20 Championships.

At just 19 years old, he participated in the 2019 Pan American Games, held in Lima, Peru, where he won the 400m hurdles event, breaking his personal record, and the South American under-20 record, with the time of 48.45. It was the 4th best time in the world at the moment, and with that, he qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020. He had already won gold in the same event, at the 2019 Summer University, weeks before.[4]

In September 2019, he went to the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he won the 400m hurdles semifinal in 48.35, breaking his personal record again and going to the final with the second best overall time. The last time a Brazilian had reached the final of this event in the Worlds was with Eronilde Araújo, in 1999. In the final, he broke his personal record again, finishing in 7th place, with the time of 48.28. He was just 0.25s from the bronze medalist.[5][6]

In April 2021, he broke his Brazilian record with a time of 48.15, in Des Moines, USA. On 9 May 2021, he broke the South American record that belonged since 2005 to Panama's athlete Bayano Al Kamani (47.84). Alison dos Santos obtained the 47.68 mark in the Mt.Sac stage of the Continental Athletics Tour, in California (USA). On 28 May 2021, he broke the South American record again with a time of 47.57, in Doha, Qatar, participating in the Diamond League. This time placed Alison as 3rd in the world ranking. He even topped the list in April. The time of 47.57 already placed him as 22nd best runner in the race of all time.[7][8]

On 1 July 2021, in the Oslo stage of the Diamond League, he again lowered his South American record, with a time of 47.38. This time placed him, at the moment, as the 15th best runner in the history of the race.[9] He improved this record with 47.34, three days later, winning in Stockholm Diamond League.[10]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Alison qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles, breaking the South American record with a time of 47.31.[11] In the final, he got the bronze medal, breaking the South American record by a large margin, with a time of 46.72 (he lowered his time by 0.6 seconds). Both he, Warholm and Benjamin surprisingly lowered their times: Warholm lowered the world record by almost 0.8 seconds (45.94) and Benjamin beat the Americas record also by 0.8 seconds (46.17). The event was the strongest in 400m hurdles history, with the three Olympic medalists getting the three best times in the history of the event, all beating Kevin Young's old world record (which had lasted almost 30 years and had only fallen a month before the Olympics). Alison became the 3rd best in the history of the race, at just 21 years old.[12][13][14]

Personal bests[]

  • 400 m hurdles: 46.72 – Japan Tokyo, 3 August 2021
  • 400 m: 45.78 – Colombia Cali, 15 June 2019
  • 4x400 m relay: 3:04.13 – Peru Lima, 26 May 2019

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 5th 400 m hurdles 53.98
1st Mixed 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.71
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.78
South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 2nd 400 m 45.97
1st 400 m hurdles 50.56
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.90
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 49.88
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.13
South American U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 400 m 45.78
Universiade Naples, Italy 1st 400 m hurdles 48.57
Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 400 m hurdles 48.49
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 48.45
World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 400 m hurdles 48.28
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 400 m hurdles 46.72 AR

References[]

  1. ^ Fraga, João (20 April 2019). "Alison dos Santos quebra recorde sul-americano sub-20". Olimpiada Todo Dia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ Alison dos Santos at World Athletics
  3. ^ Vecchioli, Demétrio (8 August 2019). "Aposta do atletismo Alison Santos e ouro nos 400m com barreira com folga". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ Merguizo, Marcel (8 August 2019). "Alison dos Santos conquista medalha de ouro nos 400m com barreira com melhor marca da carreira". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ Dilascio, Flávio; Roseguini, Guilherme & Dillon, Lorena (28 September 2019). "Paulo André para na semifinal, e Christian Coleman é campeão mundial dos 100m em Doha". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
  6. ^ Dilascio, Flávio; Roseguini, Guilherme & Dillon, Lorena (30 September 2019). "Revelação do Mundial, Alison Brendom faz melhor tempo da vida e fica em 7º em final em Doha". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Alison Santos quebra recorde e é 2º nos 400m com barreiras em Doha". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Alison dos Santos bate recorde sul-americano dos 400m com barreiras". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Warholm quebra recorde mundial, e Alison é 2º com recorde sul-americano". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 1 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Alison dos Santos vence e bate recorde sul-americano nos 400m com barreira na Diamond League". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ Conde, Paulo Roberto (1 August 2021). "Alison dos Santos vai à final dos 400m com barreiras; Paulo André fica fora de decisão dos 100m rasos". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
  12. ^ Dilascio, Flávio & Conde, Paulo Roberto (3 August 2021). "Saiba quem é o medalhista olímpico Alison dos Santos, mais conhecido como "Piu"". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
  13. ^ Conde, Paulo Roberto (3 August 2021). "Alison dos Santos conquista bronze nos 400m com barreiras nas Olimpíadas de Tóquio". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese).
  14. ^ "Warholm smashes world 400m hurdles record with incredible 45.94 run in Tokyo". World Athletics. 3 August 2021.
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