Hélio da Silva
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| Full name | Hélio Coutinho da Silva | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1923 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 July 1987 (aged 63) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, Triple jump, Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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Hélio Coutinho da Silva[a] (2 December 1923 – 12 July 1987) was a Brazilian sprinter and triple jumper.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay and triple jump.[1] At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, he won a silver medal in the triple jump as well as competing in the men's 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump.[2]
Da Silva died in Rio de Janeiro on 12 July 1987, at the age of 63.[3]
Notes
- ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Coutinho and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hélio da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Full name: Hélio Coutinho da Silva, Born: December 2, 1923
- ^ "Pan-American Games, Buenos Aires 1951" (PDF). ATFS.org. Association of Track and Field Statisticians. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Hélio da Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
Full name: Hélio Coutinho da Silva, Born: 2 December 1923, Died: 12 July 1987
External links
- Hélio DA SILVA at World Athletics
- Hélio Coutinho da Silva at Track and Field Statistics
- Helio COUTINHO DA SILVA at Olympics.com
