Cláudio Roberto Souza (born 14 October 1973 in

Teresina Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in north-central Piauí 366 km from the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not located on the shores of t ...

, Piauí) is a Brazilian sprinter who specialized in the

100 100 or one hundred ( Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. He was a part of the Brazilian relay team which won the silver medal in 4x100 m relay at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney, running only in the heats. Souza won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, together with teammates

Vicente de Lima Vicente Lenílson de Lima (born June 4, 1977) is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay. De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The 37.90 seconds were not enough ...

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and André da Silva. The Brazilian relay team finished eighth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 100 metres Souza finished fifth at the

2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 spor ...

in Beijing. His personal best times are 10.19 seconds over 100 m and 20.24 s over 200 m.

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Bio at Esportes UOL
1973 births Living people Brazilian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil Olympic silver medalists for Brazil World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Teresina Sportspeople from Piauí 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub