Luciana Mendes

Luciana de Paula Mendes (born 26 July 1971 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed predominantly in the 400 and 800 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals on the second occasion. She also won multiple medals at the continental level.

Her 800 and 1000 metres personal bests are the current national records.

Personal bests

 * 400 metres – 52.76 (Manaus 2001)
 * 600 metres – 1:25.05 (Liège 2004)
 * 800 metres – 1:58.27 (Hechtel 1994)
 * 1000 metres – 2:36.30 (Brussels 1995)
 * 1500 metres – 4:20.81 (São Paulo 2003)