Hélio da Silva

Hélio da Silva
Personal information
Full nameHélio Coutinho da Silva
Born(1923-12-02)2 December 1923
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died12 July 1987(1987-07-12) (aged 63)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
100 metres, 200 metres, Triple jump, Long jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1951 Buenos AiresTriple jump

Hélio Coutinho da Silva[a] (2 December 1923 – 12 July 1987) was a Brazilian sprinter and triple jumper.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay and triple jump.[1] At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, he won a silver medal in the triple jump as well as competing in the men's 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump.[2]

Da Silva died in Rio de Janeiro on 12 July 1987, at the age of 63.[3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1946 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 2nd Triple jump 14.84 m
1948 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 26th (h) 100 m 11.09 s
8th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 42.4 s
11th Triple jump 14.31 m
1949 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Triple jump 15.26 m
1951 Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 4th 100 m 11.0 s
2nd Triple jump 15.17 m
1952 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Pole vault 4.00 m
1953 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 2nd Pole vault 3.80 m
International University Sports Week Dortmund, West Germany 3rd Pole vault 4.00 m
1954 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd Triple jump 14.86 m

Notes

  1. ↑ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Coutinho and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hélio da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017. Full name: Hélio Coutinho da Silva, Born: December 2, 1923
  2. ↑ "Pan-American Games, Buenos Aires 1951" (PDF). ATFS.org. Association of Track and Field Statisticians. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hélio da Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 January 2023. Full name: Hélio Coutinho da Silva, Born: 2 December 1923, Died: 12 July 1987
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