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Róbson da Silva

Personal information
Full name	Róbson Caetano da Silva
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1964-09-04) September 4, 1964 (age 60) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Brazil Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 200 metres 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m relay World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis 200 m Pan American Games 1991 Havana 100 metres 1991 Havana 200 metres 1987 Indianapolis 200 metres 1983 Caracas 4x100 m relay Summer Universiade 1989 Duisburg 200 metres South American Youth Championships 1979 Cochabamba 4x100 m relay 1979 Cochabamba 100 m 1979 Cochabamba 200 m
Updated on 8 May 2013

Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sprinter. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Da Silva won three victories at World Cup competitions (1985, 1989, and 1992) over 200 m. He set two South American records over 100 metres 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. His personal best of 10.00 makes him the fourth fastest South American in history.

Regarding performance-enhancing drugs, Da Silva has stated he decided "not to take and lose because it was a matter of character dignity".

International competitions

Representing  Brazil

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
1979	South American Youth Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	2nd	100 m	11.0 s	A
			3rd	200 m	22.6 s	A
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.1 s	A
1981	South American Junior Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Long jump	7.40
1982	Pan American Junior Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	100 m	10.34 (w)
			5th	Long jump	7.23 m
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	3:28.03
1983	South American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	100 m	10.49
			1st	200 m	21.10
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	30th (qf)	100 m	10.66
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	8th (h)	200 m	21.07
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.08
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	13th (sf)	200 m	20.80
			6th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.27
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	10.45
			1st	200 m	20.70
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.00
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	1st	200 m	20.44
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.31
1986	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.02 (+1.8 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.43 (+1.2 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.30
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	200 m	20.92
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	200 m	20.49
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.85
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	26th (qf)	100 m	10.53
			4th	200 m	20.22
			9th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.22
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.39
			1st	200 m	21.04
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.17
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	100 m	10.08 (+1.2 m/s)	A
			1st	200 m	20.05 (-0.3 m/s)	A
			2nd (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.20	A
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	100 m	10.11
			3rd	200 m	20.04
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd (sf)	200 m	20.86
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	200 m	20.44
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	200 m	20.33 (w)
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	1st	200 m	20.00
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	200 m	20.77
	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.12 (+1.2 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.43 (+0.3 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.37
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.18
			1st	200 m	20.79
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.90
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.32
			1st	200 m	20.15
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	100 m	10.12
			4th	200 m	20.49
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	200 m	20.58 (-2.6 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.63
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th (sf)	100 m	10.32
			4th	200 m	20.45
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.61
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	4th	100 m	10.34
			1st	200 m	20.56
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.51
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	100 m	10.58
			1st	200 m	20.90
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd (qf)	200 m	20.24
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.39
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	200 m	20.60
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	40.07
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.29
			1st	200 m	20.54
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.42
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th (sf)	100 m	10.20
			4th	200 m	20.21
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	39.35
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	24th (qf)	200 m	20.65
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.41
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.48
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	200 m	21.08
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.82

Representing the Americas
Disqualified in the final
Disqualified in the semifinals

References

1. ESPN 30 on 30: 9.79* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2318158/
2. Did not finish in the final

External links

• Robson Caetano at World Athletics
• Robson Caetano at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

• 1964 births
• Living people
• Athletes from Rio de Janeiro (city)
• Brazilian male sprinters
• Olympic male sprinters
• Olympic athletes for Brazil
• Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
• Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
• Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
• Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
• Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
• FISU World University Games gold medalists for Brazil
• Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
• Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
• Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
• World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
• Japan Championships in Athletics winners
• Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
• 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
• Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners