Evelyn Carolina de Oliveira dos Santos (born 11 April 1985 in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

) is a Brazilian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competes in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events.

Career

At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, she competed in the Women's 200 metres. She has a personal best of 11.16 in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

, and a personal best of 22.76 in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Also at London, the Brazilian women's 4 × 100 m relay team, composed of

Ana Cláudia Lemos Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva (; born 6 November 1988) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. She is the former South American record holder in the 100 metres (11.05 seconds) and the current (2017) record hold ...

Franciela Krasucki 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 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics; the team set a South American record wit ...

, Evelyn dos Santos and

Rosângela Santos Rosângela Cristina Oliveira Santos (born December 20, 1990) is an American-born Brazilian track and field sprint athlete. Career Santos represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together ...

, broke the South American record in qualifying for the final, with a time of 42.55, and went to the final in sixth place. In the final, the Brazilian team ran 42.91 and finished seventh. At the 2013 World Championships in

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, this same team again broke the South American record, in the semifinals of the women's 4 × 100 m relay, with a time of 42.29 seconds. In the final, Brazil was tied with Jamaica in second place and poised to take silver and break the South American record when, at the last baton exchange, Vanda, who was running in the Rosangela's place, let the baton fall.Brazil errs passage, cane falls, and the country says goodbye to the World Championships without podium
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Evelyn dos 1985 births Living people Brazilian female sprinters Athletes from Rio de Janeiro (city) Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games bronze medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2002 South American Games Olympic female sprinters