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Altevir de Araújo

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Altevir Silva de Araújo Filho (born December 23, 1955) is a retired sprinter from Brazil, he was a Brazilian champion,[1] but he was best known for winning two gold medals (100 and 200 metres) at the 1979 South American Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia.[2]

He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the second round of the men's 200 metres. In the same tournament he finished in 8th place with the men's relay team in the 4x100 metres, alongside Milton de Castro, Nelson Rocha dos Santos, and Katsuhiko Nakaya.[3]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 4th 200 m 20.60
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.44
4th Long jump 7.73 m
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 4th 200 m 20.43
8th 4 × 100 m relay 42.82
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.61
World Cup Montreal, Canada 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.701
South American Championships Bucaramanga, Colombia 1st 100 metres 10.1
1st 200 metres 20.5
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.2
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 22nd (qf) 200 m 21.22
8th 4 × 100 m relay 39.54
1981 South American Championships La Paz, Bolivia 2nd 100 metres 10.3
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.6

1Representing the Americas

Personal bests

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Outdoor

References

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  1. ^ Brazilian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
  2. ^ South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
  3. ^ Altevir de Araujo. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-09-27.
  4. ^ Brazilian all-time lists (archived)