Ricardo dos Santos (athlete)

Ricardo dos Santos

Ricardo dos Santos in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1994-12-18) 18 December 1994
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Coached by	Clarence Callender (–2012) Linford Christie (2012–)

Victor Ricardo dos Santos Soares (born 18 December 1994) is a Portuguese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships. In addition, he made the final at the 2018 European Championships, setting the national record of 45.14 in the semifinals.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Portugal
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	52nd (h)	400 m	48.93
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th (sf)	400 m	45.74
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	10th (h)	400 m	46.51
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	7th	400 m	46.64
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	400 m	45.78
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	3rd	400 m	46.45

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.60 (+1.0 m/s, Tampa 2015)
• 200 metres – 20.78 (+1.9 m/s, Kortrijk 2018)
• 400 metres – 45.14 (Berlin 2018)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.57 (Sheffield 2014)
• 400 metres – 47.14 (Pombal 2018)