Claudinei da Silva

Claudinei Quirino da Silva (born November 19, 1970 in Lençóis Paulista) is a retired Brazilian sprinter who competed primarily in 200 metres.[1]

Claudinei da Silva
Claudinei da Silva in 2010
Personal information
Full nameClaudinei Quirino da Silva
BornNovember 19, 1970 (1970-11-19) (age 50)
Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo

Career

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.[1]

In 1999 he ran the 200m dash in 19.89 seconds, the current South American record.

At the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Claudinei Quirino won the bronze medal in the 200 meters, with a time of 20s26; in 1999 World Championships in Athletics, in Sevilla, Spain he won silver in the 200 meters, with 20 seconds and bronze in the 4x100m.[2]

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, he won gold in the 200 meters and 4x100m relay. Still in 1999, he won gold in the final stage of the IAAF Grand Prix, in 1999, in Munich, Germany, in the 200 meters race, with a time of 19s89.[3]

Achievements

(200 metres unless noted)

References

  1. "Claudinei da Silva". sports-reference.com/. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  2. Claudinei da Silva profile at World Athletics
  3. Claudinei da Silva profile at World Athletics



Sporting positions
Preceded by
André da Silva
Brazil's National Champion 100 metres
1998 1999
Succeeded by
Vicente de Lima
Preceded by
Vicente de Lima
Brazil's National Champion 100 metres
alongside Raphael de Oliveira

2001
Succeeded by
Vicente de Lima



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