Holder da Silva
_by_Dmitry_Rozhkov_57.jpg) Silva at the 2013 World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Guinea-Bissau | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Benfica | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 22 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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.[2] His personal best time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 2009 in Lisbon.
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.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's 100m event, Silva progressed from the preliminaries, setting a seasonal best time of 10.69 seconds, before being eliminated in the first round.
International competitions
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ a b Athlete biography: Holder da Silva, beijing2008.cn, ret: 25 August 2008
External links
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