Fábio Gomes da Silva

Fábio Gomes da Silva

Personal information
Born	August 4, 1983 Campinas, São Paulo
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Medal record Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault Military World Games 2011 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault
Updated on 14 October 2015.

Fábio Gomes da Silva (born 4 August 1983 in Campinas) is a Brazilian pole vaulter.^[1]

His personal best jump is 5.80 metres (outdoor) set in February 2011, and 5.70 metres (indoor) set in February 2013, both achieved in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil. He held the South American and Brazilian records for the event from 2011 until 2013, when both marks were beaten by Augusto de Oliveira.^[2][3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1999	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	3rd	Pole vault	4.75 m
2000	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	2nd	Pole vault	5.00 m
	South American Youth Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	Pole vault	4.95 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	Pole vault	4.80 m
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	3rd	Pole vault	4.80 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	3rd	Pole vault	5.15 m
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	12th	Pole vault	5.00 m
	South American Junior Championships / South American Games	Belém, Brazil	1st	Pole vault	5.10 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	5th	Pole vault	5.10 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	1st	Pole vault	5.40 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Pole vault	5.40 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	11th	Pole vault	5.20 m
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	Pole vault	5.65 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	3rd	Pole vault	5.20 m
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	Pole vault	5.77 m (AR)
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Pole vault	5.40 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	10th	Pole vault	5.76 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	–	Pole vault	NM
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	25th (q)	Pole vault	5.45 m
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	Pole vault	5.40 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	Pole vault	NM
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	Pole vault	5.55 m
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Pole vault	5.35 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	8th	Pole vault	5.65 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Pole vault	5.40 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	Pole vault	NM
2014	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	–	Pole vault	NM
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	–	Pole vault	NM
	World Championships	Beijing, China	33rd (q)	Pole vault	5.25 m

References

1. A Equipe - Atletas Masculino - Perfil - Fábio Gomes da Silva (in Portuguese), Clube de Atletismo BM&F Bovespa, retrieved May 12, 2013
2. "Fábio Gomes quiebra record sudamericano". CONSUDATLE. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
3. Mulkeen, Jon (2013-05-17). De Oliveira sets South American Pole Vault record in Uberlandia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-19.

External links

• Fábio Gomes da Silva profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography
• Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-01-04). "Gomes da Silva lands Brazil on the international Pole Vault map". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2008-01-05.