José Carlos Moreira Explained

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José Carlos Moreira
Fullname:José Carlos Gomes Moreira
Birth Date:28 September 1983
Birth Place:Codó, Maranhão, Brazil
Height:1.72m (05.64feet)
Weight:76kg (168lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Updated:17 June 2014

José Carlos Gomes Moreira (born 28 September 1983 in Codó) is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] His personal best time is 10.15 seconds, achieved in May 2009 in São Paulo.

He competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 3rd in his heat after Tyson Gay and Olusoji Fasuba in a time of 10.29 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he failed to qualify for the semi-finals with a time of 10.32 and only the sixth time of his heat.[1] Together with Sandro Viana, Vicente de Lima and Bruno de Barros he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Trinidad and Tobago, Japan and the Netherlands. Their time of 39.01 was the seventh out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.24 seconds, the fourth time after the Jamaican, Trinidad and Japanese teams.[1]

Moreira could retrospectively be awarded the bronze medal for the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics following the demotion in 2017 of the Jamaican team for Nesta Carter's failed anti-doping test.[2]

Personal bests

Achievements

Representing
2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1st4 × 100 m relay39.17
2006South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia3rd100 m10.51
1st4 × 100 m relay39.03
2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4th100 m10.67 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay38.83[3]
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan33rd (h)100 m10.46
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain3rd (h)60 m6.79
Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chilebgcolor=gold1st100 m10.54
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay38.96
Olympic GamesBeijing, China28th (qf)100 m10.32
3rd4 × 100 m relay38.24
2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd100 m10.49
Lusophony GamesLisbon, Portugalbgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.33
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany55th (h)100 m10.55
7th4 × 100 m relay38.56
2013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia4th100 m10.38
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay39.47
2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile100 mDQ
2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd (h)100m10.76 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China4 × 100 m relayDNF

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080908221029/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/204952.shtml . Athlete biography: Jose Carlos Moreira . 2008-09-08 . . August 26, 2008.
  2. News: Usain Bolt loses one Olympic gold medal as Nesta Carter tests positive. 25 January 2017. BBC News. 25 January 2017.
  3. Started only in the heat