Nationality Brazil Height 1.87 m Sport Track and field Weight 82 kg | Name Robson Silva TV shows 30 for 30 Role Olympic athlete | |
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Full name Robson Caetano da Silva Born September 4, 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-09-04 ) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Olympic medals Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres Similar People Carl Lewis, Joe DeLoach, Stacy Peralta, Bill Simmons, Mark Ciardi | ||
Robson da silva 19 96 0 4 bruselas 28 8 1989
Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Possibly Da Silva's greatest achievement was a series of three victories at World Cup competitions (1985, 1989, and 1992) over 200 m. In his career, da Silva set two South American records over 100 metres and five over 200 m. In 1989, he was ranked No. 1 in the world with a time of 19.96 s over 200 m. His personal best of 10.00 makes him the fastest South American in history.
Regarding performance enhancing drugs, Da Silva has stated he decided "not to take [PED's] and lose because it was a matter of character [and] dignity". However, he maintains that it was not easy to " practice everyday, run 10 [seconds] flat and those guys did it so easily".