Sanderlei Parrela
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Full name | Sanderlei Claro Parrela | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Santos, São Paulo | October 7, 1974|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | June 8, 2009 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 9 May 2013. |
Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born October 7, 1974 in Santos) is a former Brazilian sprinter.
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]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1990 | South American Youth Championships | Lima, Perú | 2nd | 400 m | 50.3 s |
2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:24.0 min | |||
1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 35th (h) | 400m | 49.64 |
13th (h) | 4×400m relay | 3:16.35 |
Further achievements
(400 metres unless noted)
- 2005 South American Championships - silver medal
- 2001 South American Championships - gold medal
- 2000 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
- 2000 Olympic Games - fourth place
- 1999 Pan American Games - silver medal (4x400 metres relay)
- 1999 World Championships - silver medal
- 1997 South American Championships - gold medal (4x400 metres relay)
- 1997 South American Championships - gold medal
- 1996 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
- 1995 South American Championships - gold medal (4x400 metres relay)
- 1995 South American Championships - gold medal
References
- ↑ Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-08). Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
External links
- Sanderlei Parrela profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography
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