Luciana de Paula Mendes (born 26 July 1971 in Rio de Janeiro^[1]) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres.^[2] 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1988	South American Junior Championships	Cubatão, Brazil	1st	400 m	55.49
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.52
1989	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	400 m	55.49
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.7
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	7th	400 m	55.28
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.87
1990	South American Junior Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	400 m	54.85
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:45.12
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	800 m	2:04.44
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.59
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	5th (h)[3]	400m	54.90
			7th	800m	2:07.02
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	400 m	53.06
			2nd	800 m	2:04.5
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.49
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	24th (h)	800 m	2:03.55
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	2nd	800 m	2:00.13[4]
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	3rd	400 m	54.72
			1st	800 m	2:01.99
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	10th (h)	400 m	55.56
			2nd	800 m	2:01.71
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	2nd	400 m	2:03.56
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	21st (h)	800 m	2:01.82
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	9th (h)	400 m	55.44
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:34.34
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	16th (h)	800 m	2:00.25
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	800 m	2:03.56
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.18
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th (sf)	800 m	1:59.45
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	800 m	2:05.62
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.88
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	400 m	53.18
			1st	800 m	2:01.77
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	400 m	52.76
			1st	800 m	2:00.04
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.43
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	8th (sf)	800 m	2:01.94
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	800 m	2:02.06
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th	800 m	2:05.52
			8th	1500 m	4:21.80
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	5th	800 m	2:03.36
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	21st (sf)	800 m	2:02.00

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)

References