Talles Silva

Talles Frederico Souza Silva (born August 20, 1991) is a Brazilian high jumper.[1] A member of Brazil's track and field squad at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, the 2015 Pan American Games, and the 2016 Summer Olympics, he cleared an automatic qualifying height of 2.29 m as his personal best at the regional grand prix meet in Campinas less than five months before his nation hosted the Games.[2][3]

Talles Frederico Silva
Personal information
Full nameTalles Frederico Souza
Silva
Born (1991-08-20) 20 August 1991
São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo,
Brazil
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2.30 (2017)
Updated on 29 August 2015.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Silva competed as a lone countryman for the host nation Brazil in the men's high jump. Leading up to his maiden Games, Silva jumped a height of 2.29 metres to attain both his personal best and the IAAF Olympic entry standard in Campinas.[2] During the qualifying phase, Silva elected to pass 2.17 at his first attempt, but he could not trump the 2.20-metre barrier with all three misses, ending his campaign quickly in a six-way tie with the other five high jumpers for thirty-fifth place.[4][5]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Brazil
2008 South American Youth Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 2.05 m
2009 South American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 2.03 m
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6th 2.05 m
2010 South American Games /
2010 South American U23 Championships		 Medellín, Colombia 7th 1.95 m
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 16th (q) 2.14 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th 2.17 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 8th 2.16 m
South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 2.21 m
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st 2.22 m
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 5th 2.18 m
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 6th 2.15 m
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 2.22 m
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 9th 2.20 m
World Championships Beijing, China 39th (q) 2.17 m
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 2.20 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 35th (q) 2.17 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd 2.28 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (q) 2.29 m
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 4th 2.22 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 2nd 2.21 m

References
  1. "Talles Frederico Silva". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "Talles Silva alcança índice para o salto em altura dos Jogos do Rio" [Talles Silva reached the qualifying mark of the men's high jump for the Rio Games] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. "Talles Frederico obtém qualificação para os Jogos Olímpicos Rio 2016 no salto em altura" [Talles Frederico achieved the qualifying mark in the men's high jump for the 2016 Rio Olympics] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  4. "Athletics: Men's High Jump Qualification Round". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "Talles Silva não passa pela classificatória e está fora do salto em altura" [Talles Silva failed to clear the height, eliminated from the qualifying round of the men's high jump]. ESPN (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.


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