Sanderlei Parrela

Sanderlei Parrela
Parrela (center) in 2000
Personal information
Full nameSanderlei Claro Parrela
Nationality Brazil
Born (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974
Santos, São Paulo
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
RetiredJune 8, 2009 (age 34)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sevilla 400 m
South American Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Lima 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1990 Lima 4x400 m relay
Updated on 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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1990 South American Youth Championships Lima, Peru 2nd 400 m 50.3
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.0
1991 South American Junior Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 400 m 48.6
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:21.1
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 35th (h) 400 m 49.64
13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.35
1993 South American Junior Championships Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela 1st 400 m 47.86
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.18
1995 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 400 m 45.74
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.93
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 35th (h) 400 m 46.59
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st 400 m 45.57
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.28
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 23rd (qf) 400 m 45.72
11th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.46
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 8th (sf) 400 m 46.33
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 400 m 46.17
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.20
World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd (h) 400 m 45.351
1999 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 5th (sf) 400 m 46.39
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 4th 400 m 44.93
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.56
World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 400 m 44.29
18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.70
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 400 m 44.80
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.33
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th 400 m 45.01
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 16th (h) 400 m 47.53
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1st 400 m 45.11
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.09
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 6th 400 m 45.96
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 7th 400 m 46.82
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd 400 m 45.83
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.15
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.18
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 1st 400 m 46.19
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.05
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (h) 400 m 46.85
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.87

1Did not start in the quarterfinals

References

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


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