Bruno de Barros
Encyclopedia
Bruno de Barros is a Brazil
ian sprinter
who specializes in the 200 metres
.
He was born in Maceió
, and resides in São Bernardo. Barros represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with José Carlos Moreira
, Vicente de Lima
and Sandro Viana
. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Trinidad and Tobago
, Japan
and the Netherlands
. Their time of 39.01 was the seventh out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.24 seconds, the fourth time after the Jamaica
n, Trinidad and Japanese teams. He also took part in the 200 metres
individual, finishing fifth with a time of 21.15 seconds in his first round heat, which was not enough to qualify for the second round.
His personal best time is 20.47, achieved in February 2008 in São Paulo
. He also has 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres
, achieved in March 2008 in São Paulo.
In 2009, he was suspended by the IAAF for 2 years for a doping offence involving the drug rh-EPO.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who specializes in the 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
.
He was born in Maceió
Maceió
Maceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...
, and resides in São Bernardo. Barros represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Brazil sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China in August 2008. Brazilian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, except the 1928 Summer Olympics. The country is represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with José Carlos Moreira
José Carlos Moreira
José Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Cochabamba....
, Vicente de Lima
Vicente de Lima
Vicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
and Sandro Viana
Sandro Viana
Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...
. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Their time of 39.01 was the seventh out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.24 seconds, the fourth time after the Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n, Trinidad and Japanese teams. He also took part in the 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
individual, finishing fifth with a time of 21.15 seconds in his first round heat, which was not enough to qualify for the second round.
His personal best time is 20.47, achieved in February 2008 in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. He also has 10.22 seconds in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
, achieved in March 2008 in São Paulo.
In 2009, he was suspended by the IAAF for 2 years for a doping offence involving the drug rh-EPO.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships 2008 Ibero-American Championships The 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Tierra de Campeones in Iquique, Chile from 13–15 June... |
Iquique Iquique Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Pampa del Tamarugal. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census... , Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
2nd | 200 m | |
| 1st | 4x100 m relay | ||||
| 2009 | South American Championships 2009 South American Championships in Athletics The 2009 South American Championships in Athletics was the forty sixth edition of the tournament and was held between 19 and 21 June in Lima, Peru.... |
Lima, Peru | 3rd | 200 m | |
| 2011 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007... |
Guadalajara, Mexico | 3rd | 200 m | |
| 1st | 4x100 m relay | ||||