Carlos Alberto da Silva (born 8 June 1974) is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the

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. He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships. He also competed at the

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, the 1995 World Championships, the

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, the 1999 World Championships and the 2002 European Championships without reaching the final. His personal best time was 48.77 seconds, achieved in August 1999 in

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. During the indoor season he competed in the

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. He finished fifth at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and at the 1998 European Indoor Championships. His personal best time was 46.11 seconds, achieved in May 1996 in Lisboa.

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1974 births Living people Portuguese male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub