Edson Bindilatti
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 13, 1979 (age 36) Camamu, Bahia, Brazil |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) (6' 3) |
| Weight | 100 kg / 220 lb |
Edson Luques Bindilatti (born March 13, 1979 in Camamu, Bahia[1]) is a decathlete and bobsledder from Brazil.
Career
As a decathlete Bindilatti won a silver medal at the 1996 South American Junior Championships and then took gold medals at the 1997 and 1998 South American Junior Championships.[2] He took the silver medal at the 1999 South American Championships, then the gold medals at the 2001 and 2003 South Junior Championships, the first gold in a competition record of 7564 points.[3] Against European competitors as well, he won the 2000 Ibero-American Championships and the silver medal at the 2002 Ibero-American Championships.[4] He became the national champion six times, from 1999 through 2004.[5]
He competed for Brazil at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics.
He competed for Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man competition[6] where he placed in 29th position out of 30 teams along with Fábio Gonçalves Silva, Edson Martins and Odirlei Pessoni.[7]
References
- ↑ Sochi 2014 profile
- ↑ "South American Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "South American Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Ibero American Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Brazilian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Comitê Olímpico inscreve 13 atletas em Sochi 2014" [Olympic Committee inscribed 13 athletes in Sochi 2014]. http://www.brasil.gov.br/ (in Portuguese). Brazilian Government. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ Final 4 man bobsled results at Sochi 2014