Franciela das Graças Krasucki (born 26 April 1988 in Valinhos, São Paulo) is a Brazilian sprinter.

Career

She competed for the Brazilian team in the

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at the

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; the team set a South American record with a time of 42.55 in Round 1, then placed seventh in the final with a time of 42.91. At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, the team composed by Ana Cláudia Lemos, Evelyn dos Santos, Franciela Krasucki and Rosângela Santos broke the South American record in the semifinals of the women's 4x100m metres relay, with a time of 42.29 seconds. But, without official explanation, the CBAT (Brazilian Athletics Confederation) held an athlete change to the final, putting

Vanda Gomes Vanda Ferreira Gomes (born 7 November 1988 in Matelândia, Paraná) is a Brazilian athlete who specialises in the sprinting events. She won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships. She has personal bests of 11.6 ...

instead of Rosângela Santos, to close the race. In the final, Brazil came second, almost tied with Jamaica and with great possibility to win the silver medal, and knock the South American record when, at the last exchange between Krasucki and Vanda, the baton fell eliminating the Brazilian team. In February 2014, in

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, she twice broke the South American record in the 60 metres, with a time of 7.23 seconds in the semifinals, and 7.19 in the final. The previous South American record holder was Esmeralda Garcia Freitas, established on March 13, 1981, in Pocatello, United States, with a time of 7.26.Franciela Krasucki breaks a 32-year South American record of 60 m
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Personal life

On January 21, 2012, she married 800 metres runner Kléberson Davide in Valinhos, São Paulo.

Personal bests

*100 m: 11.13 (wind: -0.7 m/s) – São Paulo, 6 June 2013 *200 m: 22.76 (wind: -0.1 m/s) – São Paulo, 9 June 2013

International competitions

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krasucki, Franciela 1988 births Living people People from Valinhos Brazilian people of Polish descent Brazilian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners Olympic female sprinters Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) 21st-century Brazilian women