Carlos Silva (hurdler)

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Carlos Alberto da Silva (born 8 June 1974) is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships. He also competed at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics,[ citation needed ] the 1995 World Championships, [1] the 1996 Olympic Games, [2] the 1999 World Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. His personal best time was 48.77 seconds, achieved in August 1999 in Zürich. [1]

During the indoor season he competed in the 400 metres. He finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships [1] and at the 1998 European Indoor Championships. [3] His personal best time was 46.11 seconds, achieved in May 1996 in Lisboa. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carlos Silva at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Carlos Silva". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. "1998 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 1 March 2009.