Artur Bruno Rojas da Silva (born 27 May 1993) is a Bolivian sprinter.[1] He competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he had the honor of winning the first 100-metre heat.[2]

Bruno Rojas
Rojas training before the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Full nameArtur Bruno Rojas da Silva
Born (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 (age 30)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Bolivia
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Updated on 22 August 2021.

He participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Universality places for ending his career.[3]

Personal bests edit

Event Result Venue Date
100 m 10.36 s (wind: 0.0 m/s)   Sucre 20 May 2012
200 m 20.63 s (wind: 1.7 m/s)   Cochabamba 24 April 2016

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Bolivia
2009 World Youth Championship Bressanone, Italy 55th (h) 200 m 23.01 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 15th (B) 100 m 10.90 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 12th (h) 100m 10.78 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
10th (h) 200m 21.55 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 39th (h) 100 m 10.80 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
51st (h) 200 m 21.92 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 49th (h) 100m 10.65 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 7th 100m 10.76 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
7th 200m 21.81 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 6th (h) 100m 10.96 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
6th (h) 200m 21.87 (wind: -1.4 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.51
2014 South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 7th 100m 10.96 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
5th 200m 21.56 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th (h) 100m 10.78 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
7th 200m 21.87 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (sf) 100 m 10.54
2017 Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 12th (h) 200 m 22.27
4th 4 × 100 m relay 41.63
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 12th (h) 100 m 10.75
11th (h) 200 m 21.76
7th 4 × 100 m relay 41.73
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 10th (h) 100 m 10.71
11th (h) 200 m 21.72
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th (p) 100 m 10.64

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics ROJAS da SILVA Artur Bruno". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  2. ^ "Artur Bruno Rojas". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Bruno Rojas, el más veloz de Bolivia, planea cerrar su carrera deportiva en Tokio".

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