Alexon dos Santos Maximiano (born 12 October 1982) is a Brazilian former
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who competed as a
javelin thrower.
Born in
Manacapuru, Amazonas, Maximiano was based out of
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
. He was the
South American U23 champion in 2004 and qualified for his first
Pan American Games
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in 2007, with a personal best throw of 78.57 m at a meet in Fortaleza. At the Pan American Games, which were held in Rio de Janeiro, he finished with a surprise bronze medal, throwing a best of 75.04 m. He also represented Brazil at the
2007 World Championships in Osaka.
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1982 births
Living people
Brazilian male javelin throwers
World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Sportspeople from Amazonas (Brazilian state)
20th-century Brazilian sportspeople
21st-century Brazilian sportspeople
People from Manacapuru