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) | |||
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
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