Alexon Maximiano
(Redirected from Alexon dos Santos Maximiano)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alexon dos Santos Maximiano |
| Born | 12 October 1982 Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Javelin throw |
Medal record | |
Alexon dos Santos Maximiano (born 12 October 1982) is a Brazilian former athlete who competed as a javelin thrower.
Born in Manacapuru, Amazonas, Maximiano was based out of Manaus. He was the South American U23 champion in 2004 and qualified for his first Pan American Games in 2007, with a personal best throw of 78.57 m at a meet in Fortaleza.[1] At the Pan American Games, which were held in Rio de Janeiro, he finished with a surprise bronze medal, throwing a best of 75.04 m.[2] He also represented Brazil at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexon Maximiano". UOL Esporte - Pan 2007.
- ^ "Maximiano surpreende e leva bronze no arremesso de dardo". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 July 2007.
- ^ "Fatecha no logra pasar a la fase final del mundial de atletismo". Última Hora (in European Spanish). 31 August 2007.
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Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male javelin throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Amazonas (Brazilian state)
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- People from Manacapuru