Rafael Pereira (hurdler)

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Rafael Pereira
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Rafael Pereira (background) in 2023
Personal information
Full nameRafael Henrique Campos Pereira
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)
Contagem, Brazil
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 110 metres hurdles
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 110 m hurdles

Rafael Henrique Campos Pereira (born 8 April 1997) is a Brazilian specialising in the high hurdles. [1] He won a gold medal at the 2021 South American Championships in Athletics. [2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

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At the 2022 Brazilian championships held in Rio de Janeiro, he broke the South American record in 110 m hurdles with a time of 13.17s. [4]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2014 South American Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 3rdDecathlon (youth)6303 pts
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 18th (sf)110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.85
2018 South American U23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 1st110 m hurdles 13.76
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:09.90
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st110 m hurdles 13.35
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.62
2022 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st60 m hurdles 7.58
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 11th (sf)60 m hurdles 7.58
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st110 m hurdles 13.47
World Championships Eugene, United States 17th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.46
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.52
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd110 m hurdles 14.04
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 40th (h)60 m hurdles 8.65
Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 2nd110 m hurdles 13.35 (w)

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References

  1. Rafael Pereira at World Athletics
  2. IAAF
  3. "Athletics - PEREIRA Rafael". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. Olimpiadatododia (23 June 2022). "Rafael Pereira bate recorde sul-americano nos 110m c/barreiras" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte. Retrieved 23 June 2022.