Robson da Silva

Róbson da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Róbson Caetano da Silva
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1964-09-04) September 4, 1964 (age 57) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
hide Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 200 metres 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m relay World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis 200 m Pan American Games 1991 Havana 100 metres 1991 Havana 200 metres 1987 Indianapolis 200 metres 1983 Caracas 4x100 m relay Summer Universiade 1989 Duisburg 200 metres South American Youth Championships 1979 Cochabamba 4x100 m relay 1979 Cochabamba 100 m 1979 Cochabamba 200 m
Updated on 8 May 2013.

Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sprinter. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Da Silva won three victories at World Cup competitions (1985, 1989, and 1992) over 200 m. He set two South American records over 100 metres and five over 200 m. In 1989, he was ranked No. 1 in the world with a time of 19.96 s over 200 m. His personal best of 10.00 makes him the fastest South American in history.^{[citation needed]}

Regarding performance-enhancing drugs, Da Silva has stated he decided "not to take [them] and lose because it was a matter of character [and] dignity".^[1]

International competitions[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1979	South American Youth Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	100 m	11.0 s A
			3rd	200 m	22.6 s A
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.1 s A
1981	South American Junior Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Long jump	7.40
1982	Pan American Junior Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	100 m	10.34 (w)
			5th	Long jump	7.23 m
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	3:28.03
1983	South American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	100 m	10.49
			1st	200 m	21.10
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	30th (qf)	100 m	10.66
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	8th (h)	200 m	21.07
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.08
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	13th (sf)	200 m	20.80
			6th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.27
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	10.45
			1st	200 m	20.70
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	1st	200 m	20.441
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.311
1986	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.02 (+1.8 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.43 (+1.2 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.30
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	200 m	20.92
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.39
			1st	200 m	21.04
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	200 m	20.49
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.85
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	26th (qf)	100 m	10.53
			4th	200 m	20.22
			9th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.22
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	100 m	10.08 (+1.2 m/s) A
			1st	200 m	20.05 (-0.3 m/s) A
			2nd (h)[2]	4 × 100 m relay	39.20 A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	100 m	10.11
			3rd	200 m	20.04
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd (sf)	200 m	20.862
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	200 m	20.44
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	200 m	20.33 (w)
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	1st	200 m	20.001
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	200 m	20.77
	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.12 (+1.2 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.43 (+0.3 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.37
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.18
			1st	200 m	20.79
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.32
			1st	200 m	20.15
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	100 m	10.12
			4th	200 m	20.49
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	200 m	20.58 (-2.6 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.63
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th (sf)	100 m	10.32
			4th	200 m	20.45
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.61
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	4th	100 m	10.341
			1st	200 m	20.561
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.511
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	100 m	10.58
			1st	200 m	20.90
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd (qf)	200 m	20.243
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.391
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	200 m	20.60
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	40.07
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.29
			1st	200 m	20.54
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th (sf)	100 m	10.20
			4th	200 m	20.21
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	39.35
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	24th (qf)	200 m	20.65
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.41
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.48
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	200 m	21.08
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.82

¹Representing the Americas
²Disqualified in the final
³Disqualified in the semifinals

References[]

External links[]

• Robson da Silva at World Athletics
• Robson da Silva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)