Pedro da Silva (athlete)

Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho (born October 24, 1966) is a former decathlete from Brazil. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, and competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

His personal best of 8266 points, set in Walnut, California in 1987, lasted twenty-five years as the Brazilian record. Luiz Alberto de Araújo bettered this mark at the 2012 Brazilian championships.^[1] He won three straight decathlon title at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics from 1983 to 1985. He was also the silver medallist at the 1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	—	Decathlon	DNF
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	Decathlon	6440 pts
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	Decathlon	7762 pts
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	Decathlon	DNF
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	—	Pole vault	NM
			14th	Long jump	6.79 m w (wind: +2.2m/s)
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	Decathlon	DNF
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	Decathlon
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Decathlon	7374 pts

References

1. Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-07-02). De Araújo tallies 8267pt national record at Brazilian championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
2. Pan American Championships 1984. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.

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