Luis Alberto Schneider
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Luis Alberto Schneider Zuanich (born 25 November 1959) is a retired Chilean sprinter.[1] He represented his country in the 200 metres at the 1983 World Championships reaching the second round. He was particularly successful at the Southern Cross Games (later South American Games), where he won 9 medals, 8 of which were gold.
FullnameLuis Alberto Schneider Zuanich
Born25 November 1959
Temuco, Chile
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
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| Full name | Luis Alberto Schneider Zuanich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 1959 Temuco, Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 100 metres, 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1977 | South American Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 6th | 100 m | 11.0 |
| 7th | Long jump | 6.77 m | |||
| 1978 | Southern Cross Games | La Paz, Bolivia | 1st | 100 m | 10.70 |
| 1st | 200 m | 21.4 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.35 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.48 | |||
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 22nd (h) | 100 m | 10.96 |
| 17th (h) | 200 m | 21.85 | |||
| South American Championships | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 7th | 100 m | 10.8 | |
| 4th | 200 m | 21.1 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.3 | |||
| 1981 | South American Championships | La Paz, Bolivia | 3rd | 100 m | 10.3 |
| 3rd | 200 m | 20.5 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.4 | |||
| 1982 | Southern Cross Games | Santa Fe, Argentina | 1st | 100 m | 10.87 |
| 1st | 200 m | 21.28 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.00 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.65 | |||
| 1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.52 |
| 8th | 200 m | 20.95 | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (qf) | 200 m | 21.39 (w) | |
| Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 10.75 | |
| 10th (h) | 200 m | 21.28 | |||
| South American Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 4th | 100 m | 10.7 | |
| 4th | 200 m | 21.8 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.0 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.6 | |||
| 1985 | South American Championships | Santiago, Chile | 10th (h) | 100 m | 11.01 |
| 1986 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 100 m | 10.85 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.83 | |||
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.34 (0.0 m/s, Ciudad Bolívar 1981)
- 200 metres – 20.80 (+0.1 m/s, Edmonton 1983)
