Douglas de Souza (6 August 1972 – 13 December 1998) was a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He represented his country at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 1996 Summer Olympics, competing in the qualifying rounds only.Douglas de Souza. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-21.
Born in São Bernardo do Campo, he grew into a tall and muscular athlete at 1.94 m and 88 kg.Douglas de Souza . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-21. De Souza was a three-time winner at the Brazilian Athletics Championships, taking wins in 1994, 1996 and 1998. His jumps of then were championship record marks.Brazilian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-21. His lifetime best of , achieved in São Paulo on 15 February 1995, is the Brazilian national record for the long jump and was a South American record at the time, standing until 2006, at which point it was beaten by Panamanian Irving Saladino.Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-05-14). Saladino leaps to superb 8.56m Area record in Rio. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-21.
He enjoyed international success at the 1994 IAAF World Cup, taking silver behind Fred Salle,World Cup in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-21. and at the 1995 South American Championships in Athletics, where his winning jump of was a championship record that stood for a decade.South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-21. He ranked seventh on the global lists for the 1995 season and remained in the top twenty in 1996 with a best of .Douglas de Souza. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-04-21.
His life and career were cut short as he died in a car accident at the age of twenty-six in 1998.
International competitions 1994World CupLondon, United Kingdom2ndLong jump7.96 m1995South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1stLong jump8.05 m World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th (q)Long jump7.63 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States33rd (q)Long jump7.61 m1997UniversiadeCatania, Italy11thLong jump7.55 m
National titles Brazilian Athletics Championships Long jump: 1994, 1996, 1998
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