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Recall world titles of João do Pulo and Ronaldo da Costa, athletics legends surpassed by Alison dos Santos today
oglobo27 August 2026 at 22:06
Alison dos Santos conquered his fifth title of the year in the Diamond League by winning the 400 meters hurdles in Zurich with the time of 45.80 seconds, beating Brazilian records that had stood since 1975 (João do Pulo) and 1998 (Ronaldo da Costa). João do Pulo, whose real name is João Carlos de Oliveira, received the nickname after breaking the world record in triple jump with 17.89m at the Pan American Games in Mexico City in 1975, a mark that kept Brazil without a new world best in stadium events for almost 50 years. Alison surpassed these historic marks, consolidating himself as a reference of Brazilian athletics today.
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