Pedro_da_Silva_(athlete)

Pedro da Silva (decathlete)

Pedro da Silva (decathlete)

Brazilian decathlete

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]

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References

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


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