Carlos Santa

Carlos Santa
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Johelín Santa Ramírez
Born	7 January 1978 (age 46); Azua de Compostela, Dominican Republic
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the Dominican Republic
World Indoor Championships
Pan American Games
NACAC Championships
CAC Junior Championships (U20)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	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
	NACAC U-25 Championships	San Antonio, Texas, United States	5th	4x100m relay	40.29
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	400m	45.83
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	4x400m relay	3:04.15
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	6th	400 m	45.85
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	3rd	4×400 m relay	3:02.02
	World Championships	Paris, France	15th (sf)	400 m	45.43
	World Championships	Paris, France	—	4x400 m relay	DSQ
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	1st	400 m	45.05
2004	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
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:02.48
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	36th (h)	400 m	45.99
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	7th	4x400 m relay	3:03.56

External links[edit]

References[edit]

^ 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, retrieved 15 April 2012^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] 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.

[2] Did not finish the final.

[3] Carlos Santa, segundo en 400 metros en torneo de la reunión de Madrid (in Spanish), Periódico Hoy, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 24 February 2005, retrieved 15 April 2012^{[permanent dead link]}

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