Robson da Silva

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Bronze 1988 Seoul 200 m
Bronze 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m Relay

Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) and won the bronze medal over 200 m in Seoul 1988 as well as in 4x100 m relay in Atlanta 1996.

Possibly, Da Silva's greatest achievement was a series of three victories at World Cup competitions (1985, 1989, and 1992) over 200m. In his career da Silva set two South American records over 100 m and five over 200 m. In 1989 he was ranked No. 1 in the world with a time of 19.96 s over 200 m.

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