Neil de Silva explained

Neil de Silva (born 15 November 1969 on Trinidad) is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.

His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics. He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Alvin Daniel and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Representing
1988Sudbury, Canada7th100 m10.80 (-2.8 m/s)
7th200 m21.16 w (+4.2 m/s)
1990Auckland, New Zealand8th100 m10.35
4th200 m20.40
4 x 400 m relayDQ
1991Seville, Spain200 mDQ
4 x 400 m relayDQ
1992Barcelona, Spain14th (qf)200 m20.661
7th4 x 400 m relay3:03.31
1993Toronto, Ontario, Canada17th (h)200 m21.43
bgcolor=silver 2nd4 x 400 m relay3:07.02
Ponce, Puerto Ricobgcolor=silver 2nd400 m46.07
5th4 × 100 m relay40.73
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:06.96
Stuttgart, Germany12th (sf)400 m45.66
19th (h)4 x 100 m relay40.24
1994Victoria, British Columbia, Canada7th400 m46.27
bgcolor=cc9966 align="center" 3rd4 x 400 m relay3:02.78
1995Mar del Plata, Argentina12th (h)200 m21.03
3rd4 x 400 m relay3:02.24
Gothenburg, Sweden28th (qf)200 m21.01
22nd (h)4 x 100 m relay40.09
1996Atlanta, United States16th (sf)200 m21.26
13th (sf)400 m45.56
1999Bridgetown, Barbados3rd400 m45.61
Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada5th400 m45.42
8th (h)4 x 400 m relay3:08.28
Seville, Spain400 mDQ
2000Sydney, Australia54th (h)400 m46.84
24th (h)4 x 400 m relay3:07.51
1Disqualified in the semifinal