# Carlos Santa

Carlos Johelín Santa Ramírez (born 7 January 1978 in Azua de Compostela) is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.

## Career

He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.
In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates Arismendy Peguero, Danis García and Juan Betances, and won a bronze medal in the same event at the 2006 IAAF World Cup with the American team.
His personal best time is 45.05 seconds, achieved in August 2004 in Huelva.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing the Dominican Republic ||||||
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 400 m | 47.19 |
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 4×100 m relay | 41.57 |
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:13.99 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 5th | 400 m | 46.13 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 6th | 4×100 m relay | 40.93 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 5th | 4×400 m relay | 3:08.75 |
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:09.08 |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 13th (h) | 400 m | 46.26 |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 6th | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.19 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 39th (h) | 400 m | 46.80 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 43rd (h) | 400 m | 46.40 |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 10th (h) | 400 m | 48.21 |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 400 m | 45.69 |
| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 4th | 400m | 45.77 |
| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 5th | 4x100m relay | 40.29 |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 400m | 45.83 |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 4x400m relay | 3:04.15 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 6th | 400 m | 45.85 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:02.02 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 45.43 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | — | 4x400 m relay | DSQ |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 1st | 400 m | 45.05 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 45.58 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 46.07 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 6th | 200 m | 21.14 |
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:04.96 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 47.45 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.48 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 36th (h) | 400 m | 45.99 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 4x400 m relay | 3:03.56 |