Melânia Luz

Melânia Luz
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born(1928-06-01)1 June 1928
Died22 June 2016(2016-06-22) (aged 88)[1]
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
200 metres

Melânia Luz (1 June 1928 – 22 June 2016) was a Brazilian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1947 South American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 100 m 12.8
2nd 200 m 26.6
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 50.3
1948 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 4th (h) 200 m 26.6e
8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 49.0
1949 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 200 m 25.9
1st 4 × 100 m relay 49.2
1954 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 48.5
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 4th 200 m 26.2
1st 4 × 100 m relay 48.7

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ "A pioneira Melânia Luz e força dos negros no esporte". Brazilian Athletics Confederation. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020. (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melânia Luz Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2017.


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