Antônio Ferreira (hurdler)

Antônio Ferreira
Personal information
Full name	Antônio Euzébio Dias Ferreira
Nationality	Brazil
Born	March 2, 1960 (age 64)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdling
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Brazil
South American Youth Championships
	Updated on 8 May 2013

Antônio Euzébio Dias Ferreira (born 2 March 1960) is a retired Brazilian hurdler.

He won the 400 m hurdles bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade.^[1] He became South American champion in 1979 and 1981.^[2]

He participated in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics (only in the initial heat in the latter case).

His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 49.24 set in Kobe in 1985.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1975	South American Youth Championships	Quito, Ecuador	1st	400 m	50.3
1975	South American Youth Championships	Quito, Ecuador	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.3
1976	South American Junior Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	400 m	48.18
			2nd	800 m	1:51.87
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.70
	South American Youth Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	400 m	48.9
	South American Youth Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	800 m	1:54.3
1978	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	400 m	46.7
			1st	800 m	1:50.3
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.0
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	14th (sf)	400 m	47.32
			2nd	400 m hurdles	50.85
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.9
	World Cup	Montreal, Canada	6th	400 m hurdles	50.54¹
	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	2nd	400 m	46.90
			1st	400 m hurdles	50.7
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.5
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	52.31
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.9
1981	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.04
	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.79
	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	1st	400 m hurdles	52.3
	World Cup	Rome, Italy	5th	400 m hurdles	50.45¹
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	19th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.00
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.08
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	400 m hurdles	45.91
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.46
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	17th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.76
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.08
1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	8th	400 m hurdles	51.22
	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.22
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.36
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	6th	400 m hurdles	50.20
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.21
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.67
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.12
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	400 m hurdles	51.26
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.33

¹Representing the Americas

References

^ World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
^ South American Championships (Men) – GBR Athletics

External links

Antônio Dias Ferreira at World Athletics
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antônio Ferreira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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[1] World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics

[2] South American Championships (Men) – GBR Athletics

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