Eronilde de Araújo - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Eronilde Nunes de Araújo (born 31 December 1970 in São Jesus da Lapa, Bahia

Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

) is a Brazil

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 athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.

Achievements

Representing
1991	South American Championships 1991 South American Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Manaus, Brazil	1st	400m hurdles
1991	Pan American Games Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...	Havana, Cuba	1st	400m hurdles
1993	South American Championships 1993 South American Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Lima, Peru	1st	400m hurdles
1995	Pan American Games Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games The Athletics Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400m hurdles
	World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	400m hurdles
	South American Championships 1995 South American Championships in Athletics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Manaus, Brazil	1st	400m hurdles
1996	Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , USA	8th	400m hurdles
1997	South American Championships 1997 South American Championships in Athletics The 1997 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400m hurdles
1999	Pan American Games Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada. Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.-Track:-Field:-Track:...	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	4x400m relay
		Winnipeg, Canada	1st	400m hurdles
	World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....	Seville, Spain	4th	400m hurdles
	South American Championships 1999 South American Championships in Athletics The 1999 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Coliseo El Salitre in Bogotá, Colombia from June 25-27.-Men's events:-Women's events:A = affected by altitude-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	400m hurdles
2000	Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...	Sydney, Australia	5th	400m hurdles
2003	Pan American Games Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from Tuesday August 5 to Saturday August 9, 2003...	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	400 m hurdles
2003	South American Championships 2003 South American Championships in Athletics The 2003 South American Championships in Athletics were held from June 20 to June 22 at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Detailed day-by-day reports can be found on the IAAF website.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...	Barquisimeto Barquisimeto Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	3rd	400m hurdles

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