Luiz Alberto Cardoso de Araújo (born 27 June 1987) is a Brazilian decathlete.
Career He broke the South American record in decathlon on 30 June 2012, with 8,276 points. In June 2013, Carlos Chinin broke his record, with the mark of 8,393 points.Carlos Chinin wins the decathlon and settles new South American record. Esportes.terra.com.br (8 June 2013). Retrieved on 19 August 2016.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 19th in decathlon with 7,849 points.
In 2015, he won bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (8,179 points) and he competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, 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.Super-homem, americano é bi do decatlo e iguala o recorde olímpico. Globoesporte.globo.com (15 August 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.Luiz Alberto fica em 10º no decatlo e bate recorde pessoal. Esportes.terra.com.br (1 July 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-19.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) – Santo Domingo, 31 May 2008 400 m: 48.14 – Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016 1500 m: 4:27.75 – São Paulo, 30 June 2012 110 m hurdles: 13.94 (wind: +1.3 m/s) – São Paulo, 28 June 2008 High jump: 2.00 m – Toronto, 22 July 2015 Pole vault: 5.00 m – São Bernardo do Campo, 9 April 2016 Long jump: 7.48 m (wind: -0.2 m/s) – Rio de Janeiro, 17 August 2016 Shot put: 15.64 m – São Paulo, 5 August 2011 Discus throw: 48.89 m – Bragança Paulista, 15 September 2018 Javelin throw: 59.22 m – Bragança Paulista, 15 September 2018 Decathlon: 8315 pts – Rio de Janeiro, 17–18 August 2016
Competition record Representing 2004South American Youth ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador 1stOctathlon5966 pts2005South American Junior ChampionshipsRosario, Argentina 2ndDecathlon (junior)7267 pts 2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China6thDecathlon (junior)7472 ptsSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia –DecathlonDNFSouth American U23 Championships / South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina 2ndDecathlon7140 pts2008Pan American Combined Events ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4thDecathlon7733 ptsSouth American U23 ChampionshipsLima, Peru 2nd110 m hurdles14.34 (wind: -2.5 m/s)2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 1stDecathlon7816 pts2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 1stDecathlon7944 ptsWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea16thDecathlon7902 ptsPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico –DecathlonDNF2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 1stDecathlon7772 ptsOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom19thDecathlon7849 pts2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile1stDecathlon7733 pts2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stDecathlon7799 ptsPan American GamesToronto, Canada3rdDecathlon8179 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China —DecathlonDNF2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10thDecathlon8315 pts2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom –DecathlonDNF2018Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru –DecathlonDNF2019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru –DecathlonDNF
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