Rafael Henrique Campos Pereira (born 8 April 1997) is a Brazilian specialising in the

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. He won a gold medal at the

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. He competed at the

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. At the 2022 Brazilian championships held in

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, he broke she South American record in 110 m hurdles with a time of 13.17.

Personal bests

*110 m hurdles: 13.17 (wind: +0.4 m/s) –

, 22 June 2022 *60 m hurdles: 7.58 –

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, 4 Feb 2022

International competitions

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* 1997 births Living people Brazilian male hurdlers South American Games gold medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Contagem Olympic athletes for Brazil Sportspeople from Minas Gerais South American Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Brazilian people Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub