Dominican Republic sprinter
Carlos Santa
Full name Carlos Johelín Santa Ramírez Born 7 January 1978 (1978-01-07 ) (age 48)
Carlos Johelín Santa Ramírez (born 7 January 1978 in Azua de Compostela [1] ) is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres .
Career
He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999 , 2003 and 2005 , and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final .
In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships , together with teammates Arismendy Peguero , Danis García and Juan Betances , and won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2006 IAAF World Cup with the American team.
His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 2004 in Huelva .
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the Dominican Republic
1996
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
San Salvador , El Salvador
3rd
400 m
47.19
4th
4×100 m relay
41.57
2nd
4×400 m relay
3:13.99
1998
Central American and Caribbean Games
Maracaibo, Venezuela
5th
400 m
46.13
6th
4×100 m relay
40.93
5th
4×400 m relay
3:08.75
1999
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Bridgetown , Barbados
3rd
4×400 m relay
3:09.08
Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
13th (h)
400 m
46.26
6th
4×400 m relay
3:05.19
World Championships
Seville , Spain
39th (h)
400 m
46.80
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
43rd (h)
400 m
46.40
2001
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
10th (h)
400 m
48.21 [2]
2002
Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
1st
400 m
45.69
NACAC U-25 Championships
San Antonio, Texas , United States
4th
400m
45.77
5th
4x100m relay
40.29
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador , El Salvador
1st
400m
45.83
1st
4x400m relay
3:04.15
2003
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.
6th
400 m
45.85
3rd
4×400 m relay
3:02.02
World Championships
Paris , France
15th (sf)
400 m
45.43
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4x400 m relay
DSQ
2004
Ibero-American Championships
Huelva , Spain
1st
400 m
45.05
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
13th (sf)
400 m
45.58
2005
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
9th (sf)
400 m
46.07
2006
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena, Colombia
6th
200 m
21.14
2007
NACAC Championships
San Salvador , El Salvador
3rd
4x400 m relay
3:04.96
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
16th (sf)
400 m
47.45
3rd
4x400 m relay
3:02.48
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
36th (h)
400 m
45.99
7th
4x400 m relay
3:03.56
External links
References
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Carlos Santa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
^ Did not finish the final.
^ Carlos Santa, segundo en 400 metros en torneo de la reunión de Madrid (in Spanish), Periódico Hoy, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 24 February 2005, archived from the original on 4 January 2015, retrieved 15 April 2012