Derick de Souza da Silva (born 23 April 1998) is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specializes in sprint.[1] Representing Brazil at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he was part of Brazil's team that qualified to the final in men's 4 × 100 metres relay.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Derick Silva
Silva in 2019
Personal information
Full nameDerick de Souza da Silva
Born (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Brazil
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yokohama 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 4×100 m relay
World Youth Championships in Athletics
Silver medal – second place 2015 Cali 100 m

Personal bests

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  • 100 m: 10.10 (wind: +0.2 m/s)  Guadalajara, 6 Jul 2018
  • 200 m: 20.23 (wind: +1.6 m/s)  Auburn, 21 Apr 2018
  • 4x100 m relay: 37.72  Doha, 5 Oct 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Derick Silva Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "4x100 Metres Relay men". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Athletics SILVA Derick". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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