Claudinei da Silva

Claudinei Quirino da Silva (born November 19, 1970, in Lençóis Paulista) is a retired Brazilian sprinter who competed primarily in 200 metres.

Career
He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.

In 1999 he ran the 200m dash in 19.89 seconds, the former South American record.

At the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Claudinei Quirino won the bronze medal in the 200 meters, with a time of 20s26; in 1999 World Championships in Athletics, in Sevilla, Spain he won silver in the 200 meters, with 20 seconds and bronze in the 4 × 100 m.

At the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, he won gold in the 200 meters and 4 × 100 m relay. Still in 1999, he won gold in the final stage of the IAAF Grand Prix, in 1999, in Munich, Germany, in the 200 meters race, with a time of 19s89.

Achievements
(200 metres unless noted)


 * 2003 South American Championships - silver medal
 * 2000 Olympic Games - silver medal (4x100 metres relay)
 * 2000 Olympic Games - sixth place
 * 1999 Pan American Games - gold medal (4x100 metres relay)
 * 1999 Pan American Games - bronze medal (100 m)
 * 1999 Pan American Games - gold medal
 * 1999 World Championships - silver medal
 * 1999 South American Championships - gold medal (4x100 metres relay)
 * 1997 South American Championships - gold medal (4x100 metres relay)
 * 1997 South American Championships - gold medal
 * 1997 World Championships - bronze medal
 * 1995 World Championships - fifth place
 * 1995 South American Championships - silver medal