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| Full name | Hélio Coutinho da Silva | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1923-12-02)2 December 1923 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 July 1987(1987-07-12) (aged 63) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, Triple jump, Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Da Silva died in Rio de Janeiro on 12 July 1987, at the age of 63.
Notes
- This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Coutinho and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hélio da Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
Full name: Hélio Coutinho da Silva, Born: December 2, 1923
- "Pan-American Games, Buenos Aires 1951" (PDF). ATFS.org. Association of Track and Field Statisticians. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- "Hélio da Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
Full name: Hélio Coutinho da Silva, Born: 2 December 1923, Died: 12 July 1987
External links
- Hélio DA SILVA at World Athletics
- Hélio Coutinho da Silva at Track and Field Statistics [d]
- Helio COUTINHO DA SILVA at Olympics.com
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