Renan Correa de Lima Gallina (born 15 March 2004) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Renan Correa de Lima Gallina
Personal information
Born (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20)
Maringá, Brazil
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.01 (Bogotá, 2023)
200m: 20.12 (Cuiaba, 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4 × 100 m

Career

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From Paraná, in 2022, Correa ran 20.12 for the 200 metres, in Cuiabá. The time was a South American U20 record. He was selected for the 2022 South American Athletics U23 Championship in Cascavel in September 2022.[2] He ran 20.15 seconds to win the gold medal in the 200 metres at the championships.[3]

Gallina ran 10.01 seconds for the 100 metres at the South American U20 Championships, in Bogotá, Colombia in May 2023. The time was a South American U20 record.[4]

In August 2023 he was selected to compete in the U20 Pan American Athletics Championship in Mayagüez.[5] He won gold in the final of the 200 metres with a time of 20.44 seconds.[6]

Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, in August 2023, he reached the semi finals with a run of 20.44 seconds in the qualifying heats.[7] In November 2023, Correa won a gold medal in the 200 meters at the Pan American games held in Santiago, Chile, in a time of 20.37 seconds.[8] At the same event he then won a second gold, running the anchor leg for the winning Brazilian 4x100m relay team.[9]

He ran as part of the Brazilian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10]

He qualified to represent Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ "Renan Correa". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. ^ Cavalcante, Diego (23 September 2022). "Renan Gallina stands out for Brazil in the U-23 South American Championship in Cascavel". cgn.inf.br. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  3. ^ "The best South American athletes U23 Renán Correa and Anahy Suárez". atletismoperuano.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Brasileño Renán Correa impone récord suramericano U20 en 100 metros con 10.01". Athleticspanam.org. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Renán Correa de Lima Gallina, Brazilian hope in Mayagüez". atletismosudamericano.org. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ "USA, Costa Rica and Nicaragua make history at Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Men's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Home star Weil and world champion Paulino secure Pan American Games success". World Athletics. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ Salguerodate=3 November 2023, David Rubio. "Spectacular day of athletics at the Panam Games with Marileidy Paulino and Renan Correa as the main protagonists". Insidethegames. Retrieved 6 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.