Anísio Souza Silva (born 18 June 1969 in
São Paulo
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) is a retired
triple jump
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er from
Brazil
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, who won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the
1991 Pan American Games
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in
Havana, Cuba
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, starting in 1992.
Achievements
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1969 births
Living people
Athletes from São Paulo
Brazilian male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Brazil
Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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