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Holder da Silva

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Country
  
Guinea-Bissau

Height
  
1.81 m

Sport
  
Athletics

Weight
  
75 kg

Name
  
Holder Silva

Events
  
100 metres

Role
  
Olympic athlete


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Born
  
12 January 1988 (age 36) (
1988-01-12
)

Moscow 2013 holder da silva gbs 100m men preliminary h1


Holder Ocante da Silva (born 12 January 1988 in Bissau) is a Guinea-Bissauan sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Bissau. His personal best time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 2009 in Lisbon.

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He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without progressing to the second round. In Beijing he placed 5th in his heat in a time of 10.58 seconds.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's 100m event, da Silva progressed from the preliminaries, setting a seasonal best time of 10.69 seconds, before being eliminated in the first round.

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.36 (+0.5 m/s, Salamanca 2009)
  • 200 metres – 21.01 (+1.4 m/s, Salamanca 2009)

    • Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.80 (Pombal 2009)
  • 200 metres – 22.08 (Espinho 2008)

    • References

    Holder da Silva Wikipedia
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