Sanderlei Parrela Explained

Sanderlei Parrela
Fullname:Sanderlei Claro Parrela
Birth Date:7 October 1974
Birth Place:Santos, São Paulo
Height:1.94m (06.36feet)
Weight:77kg (170lb)
Sport:Athletics
Retired:June 8, 2009 (age)
Updated:9 May 2013

Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born October 7, 1974 in Santos) is a former Brazilian sprinter.

Career

With a personal best of 44.29 seconds he is the South American record holder at 400 metres. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1999 World Championships. He finished fourth in the 400 metres race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Parrela brought his career to a close at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Rio de Janeiro. Finishing eighth in the 400 m with a season's best of 47.69, he ended a track career which had seen him break the South American record six times.[1]

International competitions

Representing
1990South American Youth ChampionshipsLima, Perubgcolor=silver2nd400 m50.3
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:24.0
1991South American Junior ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguaybgcolor=gold1st400 m48.6
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:21.1
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea35th (h)400 m49.64
13th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:16.35
1993South American Junior ChampionshipsPuerto la Cruz, Venezuelabgcolor=gold1st400 m47.86
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:17.18
1995South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st400 m45.74
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:04.93
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden35th (h)400 m46.59
1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st400 m45.57
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay3:04.28
Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States23rd (qf)400 m45.72
11th (sf)4 × 400 m relay3:03.46
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France8th (sf)400 m46.33
South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st400 m46.17
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:04.20
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece2nd (h)400 m45.351
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal5th (sf)400 m46.39
Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada4th400 m44.93
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 400 m relay2:58.56
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd400 m44.29
18th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.70
2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st400 m44.80
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:03.33
Olympic GamesSydney, Australia4th400 m45.01
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal16th (h)400 m47.53
South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazilbgcolor=gold1st400 m45.11
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th4 × 400 m relay3:01.09
Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia6th400 m45.96
2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain7th400 m46.82
2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd400 m45.83
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:04.15
2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico3rd4 × 400 m relay3:25.18
South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st400 m46.19
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 400 m relay3:03.05
2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil17th (h)400 m46.85
6th4 × 400 m relay3:05.87
1Did not start in the quarterfinals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-08). Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.