Pedro da Silva (decathlete)

Pedro da Silva
Personal information
Born (1966-10-24) October 24, 1966
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaDecathlon

Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho (born October 24, 1966) is a former decathlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, and competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Silva competed for the Oregon Ducks track and field team in the NCAA.[1]

His personal best of 8266 points, set in Walnut, California in 1987, lasted twenty-five years as the Brazilian record. Luiz Alberto de Araújo bettered this mark at the 2012 Brazilian championships.[2] He won three straight decathlon title at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics from 1983 to 1985. He was also the silver medallist at the 1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1985 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 5th Decathlon 6354 pts
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States – Decathlon DNF
World Championships Rome, Italy — Decathlon DNF
1989 South American Championships Medellín, Colombia 6th Decathlon 6619 pts
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 4th Decathlon 6440 pts
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1st Decathlon 7762 pts
World Championships Tokyo, Japan — Decathlon DNF
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain — Pole vault NM
14th Long jump 6.79 m w (+2.2 m/s)
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain — Decathlon DNF
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th Decathlon 6692 pts
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st Decathlon 7374 pts

References

  1. ↑ "Track and Field". latimes.com.
  2. ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-07-02). De Araújo tallies 8267pt national record at Brazilian championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
  3. ↑ Pan American Championships 1984 Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
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