Simoncito Silvera Explained

Simoncito Silvera (born 20 August 1982) is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. He holds a personal best of 1:47.26 minutes for the distance. He is a four-time medallist at the South American Championships in Athletics, including 800 m bronze medals in 2001 and 2003. He won five national titles over 800 m from 1999 to 2005.^[1] He was a double bronze medallist at the 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.^[2]

Silvera enjoyed success with the Venezuelan men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, winning the gold medal at the 2001 South American Championships in Athletics and a silver at the same event in 2007. He represented his country in that event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

As a young athlete, he was among the most promising runners of his generation, having own gold medals at the South American Youth Championships in Athletics and the South American Junior Championships in Athletics.^[3] ^[4] His winning time of 1:48.53 minutes for the 800 m at the junior competition remains a championship record, as of 2016. He won silver medals at Central American and Caribbean Junior and South American Under-23 levels.^[5] ^[6] Silvera competed for his country at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

Personal bests

400 metres – 46.54 min (2001)
800 metres – 1:47.26 min (2004)^[7]

International competitions

1998	South American Youth Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:58.54
1998	South American Youth Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.96
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th (h)	800 m	1:56.41
2000	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	1:50.54
	South American Junior Championships	São Leopoldo, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.77
	CAC Junior Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	1:52.28
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m	3:58.76
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.59
	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.71
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	800 m	1:50.61
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	9th	1500 m	4:00.16
2001	CAC Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	3rd	800 m	1:48.12
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	800 m	1:48.54
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.31
	World Championships	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.37
	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:50.02
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:50.95
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.06
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	46.54
			bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:48.53
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.91
2003	CAC Championships	St. George's, Grenada	6th	800 m	1:51.00
	CAC Championships	St. George's, Grenada	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.44
	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	800 m	1:48.31
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.52
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	800 m	1:47.26
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.41
	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	800 m	1:47.53
	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.00
2005	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	800 m	1:51.26
2005	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.16
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	8th	800 m	1:50.12
2006	CAC Games	Cartagena, Colombia	8th	800 m	1:52.46
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	800 m	1:50.18
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.88
	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	800m	1:49.13

National titles

Venezuelan Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005

Notes and References

http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ven.htm Venezuelan Championships
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/iac.htm Ibero-American Championships
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/saj.htm South American Junior Championships
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/say.htm South American Youth Championships
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sac23.htm South American U23 Championships
http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm CAC Junior Championships
http://www.all-athletics.com/node/102657 Simoncito Silveira