- Claudinei da Silva
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Claudinei da Silva Personal information Born November 19, 1970 Medal recordMen’s Athletics Competitor for Brazil
Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay World Championships Silver 1999 Sevilla 200 m Bronze 1997 Athens 200 m Bronze 1999 Sevilla 4x100 m relay Pan American Games Gold 1999 Winnipeg 200 m Claudinei Quirino da Silva (born November 19, 1970 in Lençóis Paulista) is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.
In 1999 he ran in 19.89 seconds, the current South American record.
Achievements
(200 metres unless noted)
- 2003 South American Championships - silver medal
- 2000 Olympic Games - silver medal (4x100 metres relay)
- 2000 Olympic Games - sixth place
- 1999 Pan American Games - gold medal (4x100 metres relay)
- 1999 Pan American Games - bronze medal (100 m)
- 1999 Pan American Games - gold medal
- 1999 World Championships - silver medal
- 1999 South American Championships - gold medal (4x100 metres relay)
- 1997 South American Championships - gold medal (4x100 metres relay)
- 1997 South American Championships - gold medal
- 1997 World Championships - bronze medal
- 1995 World Championships - fifth place
- 1995 South American Championships - silver medal
External links
- IAAF profile for Claudinei da Silva
Pan American Champions in Men's 200 m 1951: Rafael Fortún (CUB) • 1955: Rod Richard (USA) • 1959: Ray Norton (USA) • 1963: Rafael Romero (VEN) • 1967: John Carlos (USA) • 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) • 1975: James Gilkes (GUY) • 1979: Silvio Leonard (CUB) • 1983: Elliott Quow (USA) • 1987: Floyd Heard (USA) • 1991: Robson da Silva (BRA) • 1995: Iván García (CUB) • 1999: Claudinei da Silva (BRA) • 2003: Kenneth Brokenburr (USA) • 2007: Brendan Christian (ANT) • 2011: Roberto Skyers (CUB)
Sporting positions Preceded by
André da Silva
Brazil's National Champion 100 metres
1998 — 1999Succeeded by
Vicente de Lima
Preceded by
Vicente de Lima
Brazil's National Champion 100 metres
alongside Raphael de Oliveira
2001Succeeded by
Vicente de Lima
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Brazilian bobsledders
- Brazilian sprinters
- Olympic athletes of Brazil
- Olympic bobsledders of Brazil
- Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
- Sportspeople of multiple sports
- Pan American Games athletes of Brazil
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Brazilian athletics biography stubs
- Bobsleigh biography stubs
- Brazilian sportspeople stubs
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