Juander Santos Aquino (born 7 May 1995 in Bayaguana) is a Dominican athlete specialising in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He has won several international medals, mainly in the relay.
He is the younger brother of 400m specialist and Olympic silver medalist, Luguelín Santos.
Competition record Representing the 2012CAC Junior Championships (U18)San Salvador, El Salvador9th (h)400 m49.342nd4 × 100 m41.576th4 × 400 m3:17.782014IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas11th (B)4 × 400 m3:03.41World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States45th (h)200 m21.6217th (sf)400 m47.64Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil6th400 m48.061st4 × 400 m3:02.73Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico11th (h)200 m21.1711th (h)400 m47.41Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico4th400 m45.934th4 × 400 m3:02.862015IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas23rd (h)4 × 400 m3:12.55UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea7th400 m hurdles50.341st4 × 400 m3:05.05NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica8th400 m hurdles50.79World ChampionshipsBeijing, China10th (h)4 × 400 m3:00.152016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th400 m hurdles49.73NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd400 m hurdles50.024th4 × 100 m39.972017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom6th400 m hurdles49.04UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan1st400 m hurdles48.651st4 × 400 m3:04.342018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11th (sf)400 m46.838th (h)4 × 400 m3:10.45Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia3rd400 m hurdles48.772nd4 × 400 m3:03.922019Pan American GamesLima, Peru8th400 m hurdles2:09.374th4 × 400 m3:05.642022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain2nd400 m hurdles49.74Bolivarian GamesValledupar, Colombia1st400 m hurdles50.053rd4 × 400 m3:08.11World ChampionshipsEugene, United States35th (h)400 m hurdles58.802023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd400 m hurdles49.613rd4 × 400 m3:02.19Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile13th (h)400 m hurdles52.642024Ibero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil5th400 m hurdles49.89 –4 × 400 mDQ2025NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas9th (h)400 m hurdles51.20Bolivarian GamesLima, Peru5th400 m hurdles52.842026Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia7th400 m hurdles52.00Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic11th (h)400 m hurdles53.23
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 20.94 (-1.2 m/s) (Guatemala City 2014) 400 metres – 45.93 (Xalapa 2014) 400 metres hurdles – 48.59 (London 2017)
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