Affonso da Silva

Brazilian sprinter (1934–2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Born(1934-07-24)24 July 1934
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died14 September 2007(2007-09-14) (aged 73)
Niterói, Brazil
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
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Affonso da Silva
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Born(1934-07-24)24 July 1934
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died14 September 2007(2007-09-14) (aged 73)
Niterói, Brazil
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
100 metres
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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
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
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
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.8
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