Edgar de Oliveira
Edgar Martins de Oliveira (born 11 November 1967 in Ibititá[1]) is a retired Brazilian middle-distance runner who specialised in the 1500 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as three consecutive World Championships, starting in 1991.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Brazil | |||||
1989 | South American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | 800 m | 1:49.51 |
1st | 1500 m | 3:47.7 | |||
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | 1500 m | 3:41.59[3] | |
1990 | Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 4th | 800m | 1:47.93 |
5th | 1500m | 3:44.17 | |||
1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | 1500 m | 3:42.41 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 30th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.59 | |
1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 800 m | 1:48.38 |
3rd | 1500 m | 3:43.26 | |||
World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 6th | 1500 m | 3:45.97[3] | |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 11th (h) | 1500 m | 3:44.32 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.88 | |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 5th | 1500 m | 3:43.98 |
South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | 1500 m | 3:38.81 | |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 3:41.74 | |
1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 1500 m | 3:43.00 |
Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th (h) | 1500 m | 3:40.70 | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 21st (h) | 1500 m | 3:51.41 |
South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 1500 m | 3:47.76 | |
2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:43.56 |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor Track
- 800 metres - 1:46.55 (Americana/SP 1996)
- 1000 metres - 2:18.80 [Hamburgo 1997]
- 1500 metres – 3:34.80 (Roma 1991)
- One mile – 3:53.30 (Eugene 1998)
- 3000 metres – 7:52.51 (San Diego 1995)
- 5000 metres – 13:38.52 (Los Angeles 1995)
Road Race
- 10km - 29:03 (Chula Vista 1998)
Indoor Track
- 1500 metres – 3:44.32 (Toronto 1993)
References[]
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Edgar de Oliveira at World Athletics
- ^ a b Representing the Americas
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Brazil
- People from Bahia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
- Brazilian athletics biography stubs