Hélio Da Silva
Hélio Coutinho da Silva (2 December 1923 – 12 July 1987) was a Brazilian sprinter and triple jumper. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay and triple jump. At the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, he won a silver medal in the triple jump as well as competing in the men's 100 metres, 200 metres and long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr .... Da Silva died in Rio de Janeiro on 12 July 1987, at the age of 63. Notes References External links * * * 1923 births 1987 deaths Brazilian male sprinters Brazilian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games si ...
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Sport Of Athletics
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ...
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Athletics At The 1951 Pan American Games – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 27 and 28 February. Results Heats Held on 27 February Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Semifinals Held on 28 February Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final Held on 28 February References {{DEFAULTSORT:100 metres Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games 1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...