Heber Viera

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Heber Viera
Heber Viera Helsinki2005.jpg
Viera at the 2005 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1979-04-29) April 29, 1979 (age 46)
Salto, Uruguay
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Representing Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
South American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Cuenca 200 m

Heber Williams Viera da Silva (born April 29, 1979) is a Uruguayan sprinter who has been prominent in South American sprints since the turn of the century. [1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008, being knocked out in the heats each time.

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Viera represented Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed sixth in his first round heat in a time of 20.93 seconds, which was not enough to advance to the second round. [1]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
1996 South American Junior Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia3rd100 m10.5
2nd200 m20.9 (w)
6th4 × 400 m relay3:28.3
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 8th100 m 10.77
Pan American Junior Championships San Carlos, Uruguay 8th200 m22.20
South American Junior Championships San Carlos, Uruguay 2nd100 m11.04
1st200 m21.57
3rd4 × 100 m relay42.58
1998 South American Junior Championships Córdoba, Argentina 1st200 m21.33 (w)
5th4 × 100 m relay42.11
World Junior Championships Annecy, France21st (qf)200 m 21.58
South American Games Cuenca, Ecuador 4th100 m10.53
2nd200 m21.0
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia3rd100 m 10.15
3rd200 m 20.76 (w)
4th4 × 100 m relay 40.14
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada8th200 m 21.19
World Championships Seville, Spain200 m DQ
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil6th100 m 10.65
4th200 m 21.19
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia55th (h)100 m 10.54
30th (qf)200 m 20.97
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal15th (h)200 m 21.55
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil3rd100 m 10.37
2nd200 m 20.68
3rd4 × 100 m relay 40.34
World Championships Edmonton, Canada24th (qf)200 m 20.83
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala1st100 m 10.08 (w)
2nd200 m 20.46
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom200 m DQ
South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela2nd100 m 10.33
1st200 m 20.60
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic5th200 m 20.85
World Championships Paris, France32nd (h)200 m 20.87
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary18th (h)200 m 21.36
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain3rd200 m 21.30
Olympic Games Athens, Greece35th (h)200 m 20.94
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia3rd100 m 10.43
2nd200 m 20.62 (w)
World Championships Helsinki, Finland48th (h)200 m 21.71
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd100 m 10.45
2nd200 m 20.80
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia100 m DQ
3rd200 m 21.10
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil2nd200 m20.59
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil19th (h)200 m 21.29
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile7th100 m 10.94
11th (h)200 m 21.74
Olympic Games Beijing, China34th (h)200 m 20.93
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina14th (h)100 m 11.17
14th (h)200 m 22.45

Personal bests

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete biography: Heber Viera". Beijing2008.cn . Archived from the original on 2008-08-10. Retrieved September 1, 2008.