Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo (born 27 June 1987) is a Brazilian

decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or � ...

Career

He broke the South American record in decathlon in 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013, Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points. He competed 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, th ...

, finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points. In 2015, he won bronze medal at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is hel ...

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, Ontario, Canada (8,179 points) and he competed at the 2015 World Championships in

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. At the

2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, he broke 3 personal bests (7.48 in Long Jump, 48.14 in the 400m, and 57.28 m in the Javelin) and finished 10th with 8,315 points, his personal best, and the best campaign of a Brazilian at the Olympic Games in decathlon.Luiz Alberto de Araújo
Iaaf.org (3 July 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.

Personal bests

*100 m: 10.66 (wind: +1.9 m/s) –

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, 31 May 2008 *400 m: 48.14 –

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 ...

, 17 August 2016 *1500 m: 4:27.75 –

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 GaW ...

, 30 June 2012 *110 m hurdles: 13.94 (wind: +1.3 m/s) –

, 28 June 2008 *High jump: 2.00 m –

, 22 July 2015 *Pole vault: 5.00 m –

São Bernardo do Campo São Bernardo do Campo () is a Brazilian municipality in the state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 844,483 (2020 est.) in an area of . History The city was founded by João Ramalho in 1553 a ...

, 9 April 2016 *Long jump: 7.48 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) –

, 17 August 2016 *Shot put: 15.64 m –

, 5 August 2011 *Discus throw: 48.89 m –

Bragança Paulista Bragança Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 170,533 (2020 est.) in an area of 512.6 km². The elevation is 817 m. The city is famous for its traditional sausages, with seve ...

, 15 September 2018 *Javelin throw: 59.22 m –

, 15 September 2018 *Decathlon: 8315 pts –

, 17–18 August 2016

Competition record

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* * 1987 births Living people Brazilian decathletes Brazilian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Brazil World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub