José Fernando Ferreira Explained

José Fernando Ferreira Santana (born 27 March 1999) is a Brazilian multi event athlete.^[1]

Career

He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2023 South American Championships in São Paulo.^[2] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the decathlon.^[3] He won the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.^[4]

He won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2024 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics in Bolivia.^[5]

He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He used crowd funding to help him raise funds for extra kit for the games to help him across the ten events of the decathlon.^[6] He finished in fourteenth place overall, setting a new personal best score.^[7]

Personal life

He was born in Pesqueira, Pernambuco. A keen follower of football, he has the nickname Balotelli.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: José Fernando Ferreira Santana. World Athletics. 1 August 2024.
2. Web site: Suriname’s sprint star Asinga shines at South American Athletics Championships. Inside the Games. 1 August 2024. Geoff. Berkeley. 30 July 2023.
3. Web site: 25 August 2023. Watch Athletics. Men's Decathlon Results: World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023.
4. Web site: Ford claims Pan Am decathlon crown as Chile downs U.S. in soccer. Reuters. 1 August 2024. Steve. Keating. November 1, 2023.
5. Web site: 27 January 2024. World Athletics. 1 August 2024. South American Indoor Championships.
6. Web site: After going viral with the controversy over uniforms, athlete receives sports items and raises more than R$44 thousand in a crowdfunding campaign. Globo. 1 August 2024. 26 July 2024.
7. Web site: Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics. Watch Athletics. 30 August 2024. 9 August 2024.
8. Web site: 23 July 2024. 1 August 2024. 'Superman of athletics': Who is Balotelli, who blew up Olympic kit . uol.com.