Wanda dos Santos

Wanda dos Santos
Personal information
Born(1932-06-01)1 June 1932
São Paulo, Brazil
Died30 June 2025(2025-06-30) (aged 93)
São Paulo, Brazil
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 80 m hurdles
1951 Buenos Aires Long jump
1955 Mexico City 80 m hurdles
1963 São Paulo 80 m hurdles

Wanda dos Santos (1 June 1932 – 30 June 2025) was a Brazilian female hurdler who competed at two Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1960. She won a total number of four individual medals at the Pan American Games during her career.[1]

Biography

In addition to promoting social and sporting events for seniors, she also taught in elementary school for children of College St. Helena in the village of Gumercindo.[2]

Dos Santos had to overcome two major barriers, in addition to the sportsbook. As a black woman she suffered several prejudices, especially in the Summer Olympics in 1952 where the other contestants, even the cordial ones, refused to stay close to or touching the Brazilian athlete.

Dos Santos was hospitalized in São Paulo on 25 June 2025 for complications from dialysis, and on 30 June, after having developed a blood infection and severe dehydration, she died at the age of 93.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1947 South American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 80 m hurdles 12.1
2nd Long jump 5.16 m
1949 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 80 m hurdles 11.7
1st Long jump 5.53 m
1951 Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 4th 80 m hurdles 12.2
4th 4 × 100 m relay 50.5
3rd Long jump 5.18 m
1952 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 80 m hurdles 11.7
3rd Long jump 5.26 m
Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 10th (sf) 80 m hurdles 11.4
21st Long jump 5.36 m
1953 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 1st 80 m hurdles 11.7
1954 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 80 m hurdles 11.4
3rd Long jump 5.42 m
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 11th (h) 60 m 8.06
3rd 80 m hurdles 11.8
1956 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 8th (h) 100 m 13.0
1st 80 m hurdles 11.5
5th Long jump 5.25 m
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 6th 100 m 12.9
1st 80 m hurdles 11.5
1st 4 × 100 m relay 48.7
2nd Long jump 5.48 m
1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States 8th (sf) 60 m NT
2nd 80 m hurdles 11.5
4th 4 × 100 m relay 51.8
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 22nd (h) 80 m hurdles 11.84
Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 80 m hurdles 11.5
1961 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 80 m hurdles 11.5
1st 4 × 100 m relay 48.9
1st Long jump 5.38 m
1962 Ibero-American Games Madrid, Spain 1st 80 m hurdles 11.5
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 49.4
1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 12th (h) 100 m 16.1
3rd 80 m hurdles 11.50
1965 South American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd (h) 80 m hurdles 11.61
5th Long jump 5.15 m
1967 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina – 80 m hurdles DNF

1Disqualified in the final

References

  1. ^ "Wanda dos Santos – Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Wanda dos Santos :: ABRAM". abrambrasil.com.
  3. ^ "Morre Wanda dos Santos, segunda brasileira negra a representar o Brasil nas Olimpíadas". ge. 30 June 2025.


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