Argemiro Roque

Argemiro Roque
Personal information
NationalityBrazilian
Born(1923-10-30)30 October 1923
Died5 February 1998(1998-02-05) (aged 74)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
400 metres

Argemiro Roque (30 October 1923 – 5 February 1998) was a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was the husband and first coach of the discus thrower, Odete Domingos.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1949 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.7
1951 Pan American Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th 800 m 1:54.6e
1952 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 400 m 49.1
1st 800 m 49.1
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.5
Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 31st (h) 400 m 49.05
21st (h) 800 m 1:54.1
1953 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 1st 800 m 48.2
2nd 800 m 1:53.7
1954 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 400 m 49.1
2nd 800 m 1:53.6
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.6
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 9th (sf) 400 m 48.55
6th 800 m 1:53.98
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.71
1956 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 3rd 400 m 49.0
3rd 800 m 1:52.4
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.1
1957 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 2nd 800 m 1:51.9
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.0
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st 400 m 48.6
3rd 800 m 1:52.6
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.3
1959 South American Championships (unofficial) São Paulo, Brazil 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.5
Pan American Games Chicago, United States 7th (h) 400 m NT
13th (h) 800 m 1:55.3
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.1

Decorations

Order of Military Merit (Knight; Brazil)[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Argemiro Roque Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) Decree. Government of Brazil. 15 August 1994.