Pedro da Silva (decathlete)

Pedro da Silva

Personal information
Born	(1966-10-24) October 24, 1966 (age 58) Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 1991 Havana Decathlon

Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho (born October 24, 1966) is a former decathlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, and competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

His personal best of 8266 points, set in Walnut, California in 1987, lasted twenty-five years as the Brazilian record. Luiz Alberto de Araújo bettered this mark at the 2012 Brazilian championships. ^[1] He won three straight decathlon title at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics from 1983 to 1985. He was also the silver medallist at the 1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. ^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Brazil
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	5th	Decathlon	6354 pts
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	–	Decathlon	DNF
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	—	Decathlon	DNF
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	6th	Decathlon	6619 pts
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	Decathlon	6440 pts
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	Decathlon	7762 pts
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	Decathlon	DNF
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	—	Pole vault	NM
			14th	Long jump	6.79 m w(+2.2 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	Decathlon	DNF
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	Decathlon	6692 pts
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Decathlon	7374 pts

References

1. Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-07-02). De Araújo tallies 8267pt national record at Brazilian championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
2. Pan American Championships 1984 Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.

External links

• Pedro da Silva at World Athletics
• Pedro da Silva at Olympedia