Sueli Pereira dos Santos (born January 8, 1965) is a retired female javelin thrower from Brazil . At the age of 35, she set her personal best (61.98 metres) on May 6, 2000, in Bogotá . That mark was a Masters W35 World Record that lasted about a month until it was surpassed by Russian Olympian Yekaterina Ivakina , who would improve the record four more times in the next two months.[ 1]
Sueli dos Santos
Born (1965-01-08 ) January 8, 1965 (age 61) Sport Track and field
International competitions
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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing Brazil
1983
South American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st
50.42 m
1985
South American Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd
51.52 m
1986
Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 3rd
52.34 m
1987
Pan American Games Indianapolis , United States 4th
57.02 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 13th (q)
55.48 m
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st
56.00 m
1988
Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 3rd
56.10 m A
1989
South American Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd
52.78 m
1991
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd
56.64 m
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 7th
50.66 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 28th (q)
51.20 m
1993
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 17th (q)
57.16 m
1994
Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st
65.96 m
1999
South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2nd
58.16 m [ 2]
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 6th
52.58 m [ 2]
2000
Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd
58.94 m [ 2]
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 23rd (q)
56.27 m [ 2]
