Mário José dos Santos Júnior (born 10 September 1979 in Cubatão, São Paulo) is a male race walker from Brazil. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 (Athens, Greece).

Mário José dos Santos Júnior
Born (1979-09-10) 10 September 1979 (age 45)
OccupationRacewalker

He won the 50 km section of the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships with a time of 4:12:52 hours.[1]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Brazil
1998 South American Junior Championships Córdoba, Argentina 1st 10,000 m 42:14.02
World Junior Championships Annecy, France 10,000m DNF
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 3rd 20,000 m 1:33:50.59
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 20,000 m 1:32:45.90
Universiade Beijing, China 15th 20 km 1:31:43
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 50 km 4:07:37
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 40th 50 km 4:20:11
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 20 km 1:29.53
50 km DQ
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 41st 50 km 4:10:25
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th 20,000 m 1:25:14.8
World Championships Berlin, Germany 50 km DNF
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 50 km DNF

References

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  1. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20). Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.