Leonardo Coelho Santos

Leonardo Santos
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Coelho Santos
Nationality Brazil
Born (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, Freestyle
ClubEsporte Clube Pinheiros
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Brazil
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hangzhou 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 200 m medley
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Asunción 4x200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción 200 m medley
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 4×200 m freestyle

Leonardo Coelho Santos (born 10 April 1995 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian swimmer.[1]

International career

At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, Leonardo Santos, along with Luiz Altamir Melo, Fernando Scheffer and Breno Correia, surprised the world by winning the gold medal in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, breaking the world record, with a time of 6:46.81. The relay was composed only by young people between 19 and 23 years, and was not favorite to gold.[2][3] He also finished 6th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley,[4] and 15th in the Men's 400 metre individual medley.[5]

At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, he finished 14th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley.[6]

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won a silver medal in the Men's 400 metre individual medley,[7] and a bronze medal in the Men's 200 metre individual medley.[8]

At the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, the Brazilian relay, composed by Breno Correia, Murilo Sartori, Kaique Alves and Fernando Scheffer, again obtained a medal, now bronze, maintaining the good performance of 2018, when Brazil won the gold beating the world record. Coelho Santos won a medal for participating in the competition's heats.[9][10][11] He also finished 11th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley,[12] 12th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley,[13] 16th in the Men's 400 metre individual medley[14] and 34th in the Men's 100 metre butterfly[15]

At the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Melbourne, Australia, he finished 9th in the Men's 200 metre individual medley,[16] 9th in the Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay,[17] 13th in the Men's 100 metre individual medley[18] and 23rd in the Men's 100 metre butterfly.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "CBDA - Perfil de Atleta - Leonardo Coelho Santos" [CBDA - Athlete's profile - Leonardo Coelho Santos]. CBDA (in Portuguese). 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Results of the 4×200-metre freestyle at 2018 Hangzhou". OmegaTiming. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Brazil surprises in the 4x200m free relay and wins gold with world record in Hangzhou". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Results of the 200-metre medley at 2018 Hangzhou". OmegaTiming. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Results of the 400-metre medley at 2018 Hangzhou". OmegaTiming. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Results of the 200-metre medley at 2019 Gwangju" (PDF). Omega Timing. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. ^ Men's 400m Medley - A Final
  8. ^ Men's 200m Medley - A Final
  9. ^ "Results of the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay at 2021 Abu Dhabi" (PDF). OmegaTiming. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Swimming World Cup: Bronze consolidates Brazilian 4x200m in the elite and gives hope to Paris 2024". GloboEsporte. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ "U.S. Men Break American Record in 4×200 Free Relay, Narrowly Miss World Record". SwimSwam. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ Men's 200 metre individual medley Heats results 2021 Abu Dhabi
  13. ^ Men's 100 metre individual medley Semifinals results 2021 Abu Dhabi
  14. ^ Men's 400 metre individual medley Heats results 2021 Abu Dhabi
  15. ^ Swiss-Timing Corgemont Switzerland (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Heats" (PDF). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  16. ^ Men's 200m Individual Medley – Heats – Results Summary
  17. ^ "Men's 4x200m Freestyle – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  18. ^ Men's 100 metre individual medley Semifinals results
  19. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  20. ^ BALANÇO FINAL DA CAMPANHA DO BRASIL NO CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE PISCINA CURTA DE MELBOURNE