Hélio Coutinho da Silva (2 December 1923 – 12 July 1987) was a Brazilian sprinter and

triple jumper The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

. At the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

in London, he competed in the men's 100 metres,

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the indiv ...

and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

. At the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the ...

in Buenos Aires, he won a silver medal in the

as well as competing in the men's 100 metres,

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 slight ...

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.

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* * * 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 silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub