Vítor Ricardo dos Santos Soares, known asRicardo dos Santos, is a Portuguese sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.
He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Ibero-American Championships. He reached the 400m final at the 2018 European Championships, setting a Portuguese national record of 45.14 in the semifinals.
Personal life
Dos Santos is in a relationship with British sprinter Bianca Williams with whom he has a child, born 2020. Dos Santos was stopped by police in July 2020, later claiming the officers were racist.
He also made a complaint about the officers’ conduct. The officers were cleared of misconduct, before a misconduct hearing was directed by the IOPC. In August 2022, Dos Santos failed to stop for armed police. In October 2023, two officers were dismissed as a result of their actions in the 2020 incident.