Augusto Dutra da Silva de Oliveira (born 16 July 1990) is a Brazilian

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athlete who competes in the

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. He has personal bests of 5.82 metres (outdoor) and 5.71 m (indoors). Born in

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in Brazil's

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, de Oliveira first competed internationally in 2009: he won the South American Junior title with a vault of 4.90 metres and placed fourth at the

2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships The 2009 Pan American Junior Championships were held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on July 31 to August 2, 2009. A report on the results was given. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can b ...

. His personal best that year was 5.00 m.Augusto de Oliveira
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-18. He began training under Elson Miranda, a former pole vaulter, with the Clube Atletismo BM&F Bovespa. The following year he took the title at the

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organi ...

(which doubled as the South American Under-23 Championships). He improved his best to 5.40 metres in May and went on to place second nationally at the

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. He was fourth at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics. His 2012 was highlighted by a new personal best of 5.45 m and a silver medal at the

2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations. It was held at the Polideportivo Máxi ...

. At the beginning of 2013, he rapidly ascended to the top of the regional rankings. He cleared a South American indoor record of 5.66 m, then another of 5.71 m in March.Mulkeen, Jon (2013-05-17)
De Oliveira sets South American Pole Vault record in Uberlandia
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-19. He won at the

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with an outdoor best of 5.70 m, beating reigning South American champion Fabio Gomes da Silva. Later that week in

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, he broke da Silva's outdoor continental mark with a vault of 5.81 m. On June 22, 2013, he broke the South American record again with a 5.82 mark. He competed at the

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Personal bests

*Pole vault: 5.82 m – Hof, 22 June 2013

International competition record

References

External links

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Tilastopaja biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Augusto de Living people 1990 births Brazilian male pole vaulters Sportspeople from Marília World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games athletes for Brazil South American Championships in Athletics winners Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners South American Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics South American Games competitors for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games