Affonso da Silva

Affonso da Silva
Personal information
Born	24 July 1934; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	14 September 2007 (aged 73); Niterói, Brazil
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Affonso Coelho da Silva (24 July 1934 – 14 September 2007) was a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1] Silva died in Niterói on 14 September 2007, at the age of 73.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1958	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.3
1959	South American Championships (unofficial)	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.2
1959	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.6
1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	25th (h)	100 m	10.8
	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th (sf)	100 m	10.6
			7th (sf)	200 m	21.7
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.6
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	7th (sf)	100 m	10.9
			8th (sf)	200 m	22.5
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.5
1962	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	3rd	100 m	11.1
			11th (sf)	200 m	22.6
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.2
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	5th (h)	100 m	10.64
	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.23
	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	100 m	10.7
			4th	200 m	21.6
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.9
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	100 m	10.8
			8th (sf)	200 m	22.4
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.2
1967	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	5th (h)	100 m	10.9
1967	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	41.8

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Affonso da Silva Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
↑ "Affonso da Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.