- José Carlos Moreira
José Carlos Moreira (born
28 September 1983 inCodó ) is aBrazil ian sprinter who specializes in the100 metres . [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/204952.shtml Athlete biography: Jose Carlos Moreira] , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008] His personal best time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in June 2007 inCochabamba .He competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In
Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 3rd in his heat afterTyson Gay andOlusoji Fasuba in a time of 10.29 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he failed to qualify for the semi finals with a time of 10.32 and only the sixth time of his heat. Together withSandro Viana ,Vicente de Lima andBruno de Barros he also competed at the4x100 metres relay . In their qualification heat they placed fourth behindTrinidad and Tobago ,Japan and theNetherlands . Their time of 39.01 was the seventh out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.24 seconds, the fourth time after theJamaica n, Trinidad and Japanese teams.References
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