Luciana de Paula Mendes (born 26 July 1971) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. She also won multiple medals at the continental level.
Her 800 and 1000 metres personal bests are the current national records.
Competition record Representing 1988South American Junior ChampionshipsCubatão, Brazil1st400 m55.491st4 × 400 m relay3:41.521989South American Junior ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay2nd400 m55.491st4 × 400 m relay3:40.7Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina7th400 m55.283rd4 × 400 m relay3:40.871990South American Junior ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia1st400 m54.851st4 × 400 m relay3:45.121991South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2nd800 m2:04.441st4 × 400 m relay3:32.591992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain5th (h)Did not show in the final400m54.907th800m2:07.021993South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru2nd400 m53.062nd800 m2:04.51st4 × 400 m relay3:36.49World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany24th (h)800 m2:03.551994World CupLondon, United Kingdom2nd800 m2:00.13Representing the AmericasSouth American GamesValencia, Venezuela3rd400 m54.721st800 m2:01.991995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina10th (h)400 m55.562nd800 m2:01.71 –4 × 400 m relayDQSouth American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2nd400 m2:03.56World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden21st (h)800 m2:01.821996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia9th (h)400 m55.442nd4 × 400 m relay3:34.34Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States16th (h)800 m2:00.251997South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1st800 m2:03.562nd4 × 400 m relay3:38.18World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6th (sf)800 m1:59.451999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia1st800 m2:05.622nd4 × 400 m relay3:37.882000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd400 m53.181st800 m2:01.772001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st400 m52.761st800 m2:00.041st4 × 400 m relay3:32.43World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada8th (sf)800 m2:01.942003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela1st800 m2:02.06Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic5th800 m2:05.528th1500 m4:21.802004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain5th800 m2:03.36Olympic GamesAthens, Greece21st (sf)800 m2:02.00
Personal bests 400 metres – 52.76 (Manaus 2001) 600 metres – 1:25.05 (Liège 2004) 800 metres – 1:58.27 (Hechtel 1994) 1000 metres – 2:36.30 (Brussels 1995) 1500 metres – 4:20.81 (São Paulo 2003)
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