Sanderlei Parrela

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Sanderlei Parrela
Haughton, Parrela, Dwyer, 2000.jpg
Parrela (center) in 2000
Personal information
Full nameSanderlei Claro Parrela
NationalityFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Born (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 50)
Santos, São Paulo
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
RetiredJune 8, 2009 (age 34)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Sevilla 400 m
South American Youth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Lima 400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Lima 4x400 m relay
Updated on 9 May 2013

Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born October 7, 1974 in Santos) is a former Brazilian sprinter.

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Career

With a personal best of 44.29 seconds he is the South American record holder at 400 metres. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1999 World Championships. He finished fourth in the 400 metres race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Parrela brought his career to a close at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Rio de Janeiro. Finishing eighth in the 400 m with a season's best of 47.69, he ended a track career which had seen him break the South American record six times. [1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1990 South American Youth Championships Lima, Peru 2nd400 m50.3
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:24.0
1991 South American Junior Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st400 m48.6
1st4 × 400 m relay3:21.1
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 35th (h)400 m 49.64
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:16.35
1993 South American Junior Championships Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela 1st400 m47.86
1st4 × 400 m relay3:17.18
1995 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st400 m 45.74
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:04.93
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 35th (h)400 m 46.59
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st400 m 45.57
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:04.28
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 23rd (qf)400 m 45.72
11th (sf)4 × 400 m relay 3:03.46
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 8th (sf)400 m 46.33
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st400 m 46.17
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:04.20
World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd (h)400 m 45.35 1
1999 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 5th (sf)400 m 46.39
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 4th400 m 44.93
2nd4 × 400 m relay 2:58.56
World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd400 m 44.29
18th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:05.70
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st400 m 44.80
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:03.33
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th400 m 45.01
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 16th (h)400 m 47.53
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st400 m 45.11
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th4 × 400 m relay 3:01.09
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 6th400 m 45.96
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 7th400 m 46.82
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd400 m 45.83
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:04.15
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:25.18
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 1st400 m 46.19
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:03.05
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (h)400 m 46.85
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:05.87

1Did not start in the quarterfinals

References

  1. ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-08). Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.


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