Altevir de Araújo
Altevir Silva de Araújo Filho (born December 23, 1955) is a retired sprinter from Brazil, he was a Brazilian champion,[1] but he was best known for winning two gold medals (100 and 200 metres) at the 1979 South American Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia.[2]
He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the second round of the men's 200 metres. In the same tournament he finished in 8th place with the men's relay team in the 4x100 metres, alongside Milton de Castro, Nelson Rocha dos Santos, and Katsuhiko Nakaya.[3]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Brazil
| |||||
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4th | 200 m | 20.60 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.44 | |||
| 4th | Long jump | 7.73 m | |||
| Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 4th | 200 m | 20.43 | |
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.82 | |||
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.61 | |||
| World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.701 | |
| South American Championships | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 1st | 100 m | 10.1 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.5 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.2 | |||
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 22nd (qf) | 200 m | 21.22 |
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.54 | |||
| 1981 | South American Championships | La Paz, Bolivia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.3 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.6 | |||
1Representing the Americas
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.28 (Santiago de Chile 1979)
- 200 metres – 20.43 (+1.8 m/s, Mexico City 1979)
- Long jump – 7.87 (Rio de Janeiro 1978)
References
[edit]- ^ Brazilian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
- ^ South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
- ^ Altevir de Araujo. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
- ^ Brazilian all-time lists (archived)
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