Redelén Melo dos Santos (born 24 April 1976 in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

) is a Brazilian former

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athlete who specialised in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

. His personal best of 13.29 seconds for the event is the South American record. He is a two-time South American Champion in the hurdles (2003 and 2005) and also won a silver medal in 2001. He represented Brazil twice at both the

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and the

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. He missed the

2004 Athens Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

due to injury. In other competitions, he was fourth at the

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and won two silver medals at the

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. His time of 6.57 seconds for the seldom-held

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is also a continental record mark.

Career

His first international medal came at the age of 24 when he was the

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list at the

2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''IX Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the ninth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estádio Célio de Ba ...

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. He improved his personal best time to 13.59 seconds that year and took second place at the Brazilian Championships.Redelen dos Santos
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-03-29. He made a breakthrough at continental level the year after with a runner-up finish behind his compatriot

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at the

2001 South American Championships in Athletics The 2001 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Vila Olímpica in Manaus, Brazil, from May 18–20. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participation * (34) * (5) * (77) * (23) * (10) * (16) * (1) ...

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. Later in the season he was a semi-finalist in the hurdles at the

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.dos Santos Redelen
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-29. After a low-key 2002 he competed extensively in 2003, winning his first Brazilian title in June and then taking the

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at the

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a week later, breaking the championship record with a personal best run of 13.45 seconds.Brazilian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-03-29. In August he recorded a time of 13.48 seconds to take fourth in the final at the

, then made his first senior global appearance at the

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, where he was a semi-finalist. Returning to his native

, he broke Márcio de Souza's South American record in September with a time of 13.34 seconds. Dos Santos competed indoors for the first time in 2004 and managed to reach the semi-finals of the

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at the

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. At the

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he improved his outdoor record by one hundredth of a second in May. He ran 13.30 seconds in Iriarte later that month, defended his national hurdles title in June, then became the first South American under 13.3 with his run of 13.29 seconds in

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. Dos Santos continued to compete in Europe that summer and won at the

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meet. He was selected for

Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee ( pt, ...

, but an injury in the warm-up before the first heat led to his withdrawal from the competition. Having recovered from injury, he returned in good form in 2005 and came third at the Doha Grand Prix with a run of 13.30 seconds. He was narrowly defeated by Mateus Inocêncio at the Brazilian Championships, but he beat all opposition at the

2005 South American Championships in Athletics The 2005 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from July 21 to July 24, 2005. Detailed day-by-day reports can be found on the IAAF website. Medal summary Men's events Women's e ...

to defend his continental title. Representing Brazil, he reached the semi-finals at the

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and finished sixth in his race. He began 2006 with a South American indoor record of 6.57 seconds in the

, but was eliminated in the first round of the 60 m hurdles at the

2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena. The announcement by the IA ...

. For the second time in his career, he won a silver medal at the Ibero-American Championships.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
(pgs. 193-201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09. He ran a season's best of 13.69 seconds in August in São Paulo and this marked the start of a downturn in his career. He never ran under 14 seconds again in the seasons following this and was reduced to national level competition until his retirement in 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Redelen Dos Living people 1976 births Brazilian male hurdlers Athletes from São Paulo Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Sportspeople from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian people Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners