 De Sousa at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1987 |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 400 metres |
Hugo Balduino de Sousa (born 5 March 1987) is a Brazilian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. [2] He represented his country at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Brazil | |||||
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 200 m | 20.92 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.19 |
| 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.78 |
| South American Games | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 400 m | 45.09 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.94 | |||
| 2015 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.96 |
| Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 7th | 400 m | 46.07 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.18 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 31st (h) | 400 m | 45.42 | |
| 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.05 | |||
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 400 m | 45.69 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.28 | |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.96 |
| South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.32 | |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.02 | |
Outdoor
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440-yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first recorded event at the ancient Olympic Games. The 200 m places more emphasis on speed endurance than shorter sprint distances as athletes predominantly rely on anaerobic energy system during the 200 m sprint. Similarly to other sprint distances, the 200 m begins from the starting blocks. When the sprinters adopt the 'set' position in the blocks they are able to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles. This enables them to stride forwards more powerfully when the race begins and start faster.
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
The 2009 South American Championships in Athletics was the forty sixth edition of the tournament and was held between 19 and 21 June in Lima, Peru.
Eilidh Doyle is a retired British track and field athlete. Originally running as Eilidh Child, she specialised in the 400 metres hurdles outdoors, and the 400 metres flat indoors, as well as the 4 x 400 metres relay on both surfaces. She represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Individually, she is the 2014 European Champion and a three-time Commonwealth silver medalist in the 400 metres hurdles.
The World Athletics Relays, known as the IAAF World Relays until 2019, is an international biennial track and field sporting event held by World Athletics where teams from around the world compete in relay races, some of which are not part of the standard Olympic programme. The first three editions were set to take place in Nassau, Bahamas at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Originally intended as an annual event, it was later decided to happen every odd year, the same as the World Athletics Championships for which it serves as a qualification stage.
The following table is an overview of national records in the 400 metres.
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