Neil de Silva

Neil de Silva (born 15 November 1969 on Trinidad) is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.

His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics. He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Alvin Daniel and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	7th	100 m	10.80 (wind: -2.8m/s)
			7th	200 m	21.16 w (wind: +4.2m/s)
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	8th	100 m	10.35
			4th	200 m	20.40
			–	4 x 400 m relay	DQ
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	–	200 m	DQ
			–	4 x 400 m relay	DQ
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th	4 x 400 m relay	3:03.31
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	17th (h)	200 m	21.43
			2nd	4 x 400 m relay	3:07.02
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	400 m	46.07
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	7th	400 m	46.27
			3rd	4 x 400 m relay	3:02.78
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	4 x 400 m relay	3:02.24
1999	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	400 m	45.61

External links

• Neil de Silva profile at IAAF