Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
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
[edit] Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Trinidad and Tobago |
1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 7th | 100 m | 10.80 (-2.8 m/s) |
7th | 200 m | 21.16 w (+4.2 m/s) |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 100 m | 10.35 |
4th | 200 m | 20.40 |
– | 4 x 400 m relay | DQ |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | – | 200 m | DQ |
– | 4 x 400 m relay | DQ |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (qf) | 200 m | 20.661 |
7th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:03.31 |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 17th (h) | 200 m | 21.43 |
2nd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:07.02 |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 400 m | 46.07 |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.73 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.96 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 45.66 |
19th (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | 40.24 |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 7th | 400 m | 46.27 |
3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:02.78 |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 12th (h) | 200 m | 21.03 |
3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:02.24 |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 28th (qf) | 200 m | 21.01 |
22nd (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | 40.09 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 21.26 |
13th (sf) | 400 m | 45.56 |
1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 400 m | 45.61 |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 45.42 |
8th (h) | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:08.28 |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | – | 400 m | DQ |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 54th (h) | 400 m | 46.84 |
24th (h) | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:07.51 |
1Disqualified in the semifinals