Holder da Silva

Holder da Silva

da Silva at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born	12 January 1988
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres
Club	Benfica Lisbon
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Holder Ocante da Silva (born 12 January 1988 in Bissau) is a Guinea-Bissauan sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Bissau.^[2] His personal best time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 2009 in Lisbon.

He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without progressing to the second round. In Beijing he placed 5th in his heat in a time of 10.58 seconds.^[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's 100m event, da Silva progressed from the preliminaries, setting a seasonal best time of 10.69 seconds, before being eliminated in the first round.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Guinea-Bissau
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	44th (h)	100 m	11.01
	Lusophony Games	Macau, China	3rd	200 m	22.42
2007	All-Africa Games	Osaka, Japan	26th (h)	100 m	10.67
			17th (sf)	200 m	21.62
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	41st (h)	100 m	10.68
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	46th (h)	100 m	10.58
2009	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	100 m	10.36
			4th	200 m	21.18
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	14th (sf)	100 m	10.55
			14th (h)	200 m	22.26
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	38th (h)	60 m	7.07
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	49th (h)	200 m	21.82
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	24th (h)	60 m	6.95
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	26th (h)	100 m	10.82
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	51st (h)	100 m	10.71
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	52nd (h)	100 m	10.70
2014	Lusophony Games	Bambolim, India	1st	200 m	21.40
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	8th (h)	100 m	10.72
			9th (h)	200 m	21.90
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	19th (sf)	100 m	10.66
			28th (h)	200 m	21.65
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	46th (h)	200 m	10.68
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18th (h)	100 m	10.77
			19th (h)	200 m	21.90
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	30th (h)	100 m	10.93
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (p)	100 m	10.97

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.36 (+0.5 m/s, Salamanca 2009)
• 200 metres – 21.01 (+1.4 m/s, Salamanca 2009)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.80 (Pombal 2009)
• 200 metres – 22.08 (Espinho 2008)

References

Holder da Silva profile at IAAF

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Athlete biography: Holder da Silva, beijing2008.cn, ret: 25 Aug 2008