Márcio de Souza
Márcio Simão de Souza (born 24 January 1975 in Santo André, São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian hurdler who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. Early in his career he competed as a decathlete.
He finished fifth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.
His personal best time is 13.38 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Rio de Janeiro.
Competition record
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing  Brazil |
| 1993 |
South American Junior Championships |
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela |
1st |
Decathlon |
6613 pts |
| 1994 |
World Junior Championships |
Lisbon, Portugal |
18th |
Decathlon |
6286 pts |
| South American Junior Championships |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
1st |
Decathlon |
6530 pts |
| 1995 |
South American Championships |
Manaus, Brazil |
2nd |
Decathlon |
6762 pts |
| 1996 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Medellín, Colombia |
4th |
Decathlon |
7112 pts |
| 1998 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Lisbon, Portugal |
4th |
110 m hurdles |
14.13 |
| 1999 |
South American Championships |
Bogotá, Colombia |
3rd |
110 m hurdles |
14.37 |
| Universiade |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
7th |
110 m hurdles |
14.04 |
| Pan American Games |
Winnipeg, Canada |
9th (h) |
110 m hurdles |
13.67 |
| World Championships |
Seville, Spain |
34th (h) |
110 m hurdles |
13.83 |
| 2000 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
1st |
110 m hurdles |
13.76 |
| Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
17th (qf) |
110 m hurdles |
13.71 |
| 2001 |
South American Championships |
Manaus, Brazil |
1st |
110 m hurdles |
13.64 |
| World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
28th (h) |
110 m hurdles |
13.88 |
| 2003 |
World Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
17th (h) |
60 m hurdles |
7.80 |
| Pan American Games |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
3rd |
110 m hurdles |
13.45 |
| World Championships |
Paris, France |
5th |
110 m hurdles |
13.48 |
| 2004 |
World Indoor Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
20th (h) |
60 m hurdles |
7.78 |
| Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
19th (qf) |
110 m hurdles |
13.54 |
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