Édson Ribeiro
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Édson Luciano Ribeiro (born December 8, 1972) is a Brazil
ian sprinter
competing mostly in 100 metres
. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay
team.
His personal best time achieved in 1998, is 10.14 seconds.
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...
competing mostly in 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...
. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
team.
His personal best time achieved in 1998, is 10.14 seconds.
Achievements
(100 metres unless noted)- 2003 South American Championships - gold medal
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics2003 World Championships in AthleticsThe 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
- silver medal (4x100 metres relay) - 2000 Olympic GamesAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt 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:...
- silver medal (4x100 metres relay) - 1999 South American Championships - gold medal (200 metres)
- 1999 World Championships in Athletics1999 World Championships in AthleticsThe 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....
- bronze medal (4x100 metres relay) - 1996 Olympic GamesAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt 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:...
- bronze medal (4x100 metres relay) - 1995 South American Championships - silver medal