Geraldo José Pegado Explained

Geraldo José Pegado
Nationality:	Brazilian
Sport:	Sprinting
Event:	400 metres
Birth Date:	23 November 1954
Birth Place:	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:	1.85 m
Weight:	73 kg

Geraldo José Pegado (born 23 November 1954) is a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was eliminated in round one when he came last in heat seven.^[1]

International competitions

Representing
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.9
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	9th (sf)	400 m	46.18
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	42.82
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.61
	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	46.20
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.2
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.5
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	38th (h)	400 m	48.71
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.9
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	46.8
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.5

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.0 (São Paulo 1980)
• 400 metres – 46.18 (Mexico City 1979)

Notes and References

1. Geraldo José Pegado Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/geraldo-jose-pegado-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 August 2017.