- Neil de Silva
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Neil de Silva (born 15 November 1969 on Trinidad) is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.
His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics. He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Alvin Daniel and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Trinidad and Tobago
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 7th 100 m 7th 200 m 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 7th 4 x 400 m relay 1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 4 x 400 m relay Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd 400 m 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 7th 400 m 3rd 4 x 400 m relay 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 4 x 400 m relay 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 400 m External links
- IAAF profile for Neil de Silva
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sprinters
- Trinidad and Tobago athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes of Trinidad and Tobago
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago athletics biography stubs
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