Gabriel Oliveira Constantino (born 9 February 1995) is a Brazilian

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. He is the current South American record holder in the 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.18. Constantino finished 6th in the men's 60 metres hurdles at the

2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 17th IAAF World Indoor Championships was held from 1 to 4 March 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. This was the city's second hosting of the event as it previously did so in 2003. Bidding process Birmingham bid for the 2016 IAAF World Indo ...

. He advanced to the final on time, being the second fastest and final non-automatic qualifier. To qualify for the championships, he equaled at

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and

South American South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

record of 7.60 seconds. In 2018, in France, he broke the South American record of 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.23. In July 2019, in Hungary, he hit again the South American record of 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.18. At the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

in Lima, Gabriel arrived in the competition as a favorite for gold, and qualified for the final in 1st place, with a time of 13.42. However, in the final, he tripped over one of the obstacles, finishing in last place. He competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

Personal bests

*110 m hurdles: 13.18 (wind: +0.8 m/s) –

Székesfehérvár Székesfehérvár (; german: Stuhlweißenburg ), known colloquially as Fehérvár ("white castle"), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér ...

, 9 July 2019 *100 m: 10.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s) –

Bragança Paulista Bragança Paulista is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 170,533 (2020 est.) in an area of 512.6 km². The elevation is 817 m. The city is famous for its traditional sausages, with several establishments c ...

, 8 July 2018 *200 m: 20.21 (wind: +0.9 m/s) –

, 28 April 2019 * relay: 38.33 –

, 15 September 2018 *60 m hurdles: 7.60 –

São Caetano do Sul São Caetano do Sul (or São Caetano) ('' Saint Cajetan of the South''. ) is a city in São Paulo state in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 161,957 (2020 est.) in an area of 15.33 km2. It is the ci ...

, 17 Jan 2018

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the final
²Did not finish in the final

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantino, Gabriel 1995 births Living people Brazilian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil South American Championships in Athletics winners Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Brazil Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Brazilian people 20th-century Brazilian people