Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian sprinter . 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.
Da Silva won three victories at World Cup competitions (1985, 1989, and 1992) over 200 m. He 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 fourth fastest South American in history.[citation needed ]
Regarding performance-enhancing drugs, Da Silva has stated he decided "not to take [them] and lose because it was a matter of character [and] dignity".[ 1]
International competitions
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Representing Brazil
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Result
Notes
1979
South American Youth Championships
Cochabamba , Bolivia
2nd
100 m
11.0 s
A
3rd
200 m
22.6 s
A
1st
4 × 100 m relay
43.1 s
A
1981
South American Junior Championships
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1st
Long jump
7.40
1982
Pan American Junior Championships
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
1st
100 m
10.34 (w)
5th
Long jump
7.23 m
4th
4 × 100 m relay
3:28.03
1983
South American Junior Championships
Medellín, Colombia
1st
100 m
10.49
1st
200 m
21.10
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
30th (qf)
100 m
10.66
Pan American Games
Caracas, Venezuela
8th (h)
200 m
21.07
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
39.08
1984
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, United States
13th (sf)
200 m
20.80
6th (h)
4 × 100 m relay
39.27
1985
South American Championships
Santiago, Chile
2nd
100 m
10.45
1st
200 m
20.70
World Cup
Canberra, Australia
1st
200 m
20.44 1
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
38.31 1
1986
Ibero-American Championships
Havana, Cuba
1st
100 m
10.02 (+1.8 m/s)
1st
200 m
20.43 (+1.2 m/s)
1st
4 × 100 m relay
39.30
1987
World Indoor Championships
Indianapolis, United States
3rd
200 m
20.92
Pan American Games
Indianapolis, United States
2nd
200 m
20.49
4th
4 × 100 m relay
39.85
World Championships
Rome, Italy
26th (qf)
100 m
10.53
4th
200 m
20.22
9th (sf)
4 × 100 m relay
39.22
South American Championships
São Paulo, Brazil
1st
100 m
10.39
1st
200 m
21.04
1st
4 × 100 m relay
40.17
1988
Ibero-American Championships
Mexico City, Mexico
1st
100 m
10.08 (+1.2 m/s)
A
1st
200 m
20.05 (-0.3 m/s)
A
2nd (h)[ 2]
4 × 100 m relay
39.20
A
Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
5th
100 m
10.11
3rd
200 m
20.04
1989
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
2nd (sf)
200 m
20.86 2
South American Championships
Medellín, Colombia
1st
200 m
20.44
Universiade
Duisburg, West Germany
1st
200 m
20.33 (w)
World Cup
Barcelona, Spain
1st
200 m
20.00 1
1990
Goodwill Games
Seattle, United States
2nd
200 m
20.77
Ibero-American Championships
Manaus , Brazil
1st
100 m
10.12 (+1.2 m/s)
1st
200 m
20.43 (+0.3 m/s)
1st
4 × 100 m relay
40.37
1991
South American Championships
Manaus, Brazil
1st
100 m
10.18
1st
200 m
20.79
1st
4 × 100 m relay
39.90
Pan American Games
Havana, Cuba
1st
100 m
10.32
1st
200 m
20.15
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
7th
100 m
10.12
4th
200 m
20.49
1992
Ibero-American Championships
Seville , Spain
1st
200 m
20.58 (-2.6 m/s)
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
39.63
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
9th (sf)
100 m
10.32
4th
200 m
20.45
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.61
World Cup
Havana, Cuba
4th
100 m
10.34 1
1st
200 m
20.56 1
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
38.51 1
1993
South American Championships
Lima, Peru
1st
100 m
10.58
1st
200 m
20.90
World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
3rd (qf)
200 m
20.24 3
1994
World Cup
London, United Kingdom
4th
4 × 100 m relay
39.39 1
1995
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata, Argentina
4th
200 m
20.60
7th
4 × 100 m relay
40.07
South American Championships
Manaus, Brazil
1st
100 m
10.29
1st
200 m
20.54
1st
4 × 100 m relay
39.42
World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
9th (sf)
100 m
10.20
4th
200 m
20.21
6th
4 × 100 m relay
39.35
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
24th (qf)
200 m
20.65
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
38.41
1997
World Championships
Athens, Greece
6th
4 × 100 m relay
38.48
1998
Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
6th
200 m
21.08
1st
4 × 100 m relay
39.82
1 Representing the Americas
2 Disqualified in the final
3 Disqualified in the semifinals