Andrés Silva
Uruguayan track athlete (born 1986)
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Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos (born 27 March 1986 in Tacuarembó[1]) is a Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels,[2] but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.
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| Full name | Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400 m: 45.02 s (Fortaleza 2011) 400 m H: 49.16 s (Rio de Janeiro 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Silva participated in the 400 metres at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
He was Uruguay's flagbearer at the 2007 Pan American Games.
He tested positive for 6-oxo-androstene in an out-of-competition test in June 2015 and was banned for a period of six months, which included his missing the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.[4][5]
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| 100 m | 10.40 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) | San Carlos, Uruguay | 29 March 2006 |
| 200 m | 20.80 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2 April 2006 |
| 400 m | 45.02 s | Fortaleza, Brazil | 17 May 2006 |
| 800 m | 1:50.98 min | Santiago, Chile | 26 April 2003 |
| 1500 m | 4:14.85 min | Rosario, Argentina | 5 June 2005 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.93 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Montevideo, Uruguay | 16 April 2004 |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.65 s | São Paulo, Brazil | 2 August 2014 |
| High jump | 1.91 m | Rosario, Argentina | 4 June 2005 |
| Pole vault | 4.45 m | Rosario, Argentina | 9 October 2004 |
| Long jump | 7.59 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) A | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 4 June 2006 |
| Javelin throw | 52.02 m | Windsor, Canada | 30 July 2005 |
| Indoor | |||
| 400 m | 47.50 s | Moscow, Russia | 10 March 2006 |
