José Fernando Ferreira Santana (born 27 March 1999) is a Brazilian multi event athlete.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | José Fernando Ferreira Santana |
| Born | 27 March 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
Medal record | |
Career
editHe won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2023 South American Championships in São Paulo.[2] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the decathlon.[3] He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[4]
He won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2024 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics in Bolivia.[5]
He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He used crowd funding to help him raise funds for extra kit for the games to help him across the ten events of the decathlon.[6] He finished in fourteenth place overall, setting a new personal best score.[7]
Personal life
editHe was born in Pesqueira, Pernambuco. A keen follower of football, he has the nickname Balotelli.[8]
References
edit- ^ "José Fernando Ferreira Santana". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 July 2023). "Suriname's sprint star Asinga shines at South American Athletics Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Decathlon Results: World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023". Watch Athletics. 25 August 2023.
- ^ Keating, Steve (November 1, 2023). "Ford claims Pan Am decathlon crown as Chile downs U.S. in soccer". Reuters. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "South American Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "After going viral with the controversy over uniforms, athlete receives sports items and raises more than R$44 thousand in a crowdfunding campaign". Globo. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "'Superman of athletics': Who is Balotelli, who blew up Olympic kit". uol.com. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.