Sanderlei Claro Parrela is a former Brazil

Brazil

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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...

. With a personal best of 44.29 seconds he is the South American record holder at 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1999 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....

. He finished fourth in the 400 metres race

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

The Men's 400 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, Saturday 23 September, Sunday 24 September, and Monday 25 September 2000....

 at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Parrela brought his career to a close at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. 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.

Achievements

(400 metres unless noted)

• 2005 South American Championships - silver medal
• 2001 South American Championships - gold medal
• 2000 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 2000 Olympic Games
  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:...
  
   - fourth place
• 1999 Pan American Games
  1999 Pan American Games
  The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
  
   - silver medal (4x400 metres relay)
• 1999 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....
  
  - silver medal
• 1997 South American Championships - gold medal (4x400 metres relay)
• 1997 South American Championships - gold medal
• 1996 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
• 1995 South American Championships - gold medal (4x400 metres relay)
• 1995 South American Championships - gold medal

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