What is Graciete Santana?
[[File:Graciete Santana Rio2016.jpg|right|200px]] '''Graciete Moreira Carneiro Santana''' (12 October 1980 – 16 September 2021)<ref name=ge>{{Cite web|title=Maratonista Graciete Santana morre aos 40 anos - Gazeta Esportiva|url=https://www.gazetaesportiva.com/mais-esportes/atletismo/maratonista-graciete-santana-morre-aos-40-anos/amp/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=www.gazetaesportiva.com}}</ref> was a Brazilian [[long distance runner]]. She placed 128th in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|athletics marathon]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/graciete-santana Graciete Santana] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121618/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/graciete-santana |date=17 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref> Santana began running to help her beat [[bulimia]].<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=santana-graciete-1224920/index.html Graciete Santana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919190953/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=santana-graciete-1224920/index.html |date=2016-09-19 }}. nbcolympics.com</ref> Santana was born in [[Serra Preta]], [[Brazil]].<ref>[https://www.cob.org.br/en/Atletas/graciete-moreira-carneiro-santana Graciete Santana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002075628/https://www.cob.org.br/en/Atletas/graciete-moreira-carneiro-santana |date=2018-10-02 }}. cob.org.br</ref> Santana died on 16 September 2021 from [[melanoma]] in [[Feira de Santana]], Brazil at the age of 40.<ref name=ge/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Santana, Graciete}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian athletes]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:Olympians for Brazil]] [[Category:Deaths from melanoma]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Bahia]] {{sports-bio-stub}}