João Pires Sobrinho

João Pires Sobrinho
Personal information
Born (1934-10-06) 6 October 1934
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
100 metres

João Pires Sobrinho (born 6 October 1934) is a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sobrinho won medals at the 1956 and 1958 South American Championships in Athletics, as well as at the 1960 Ibero-American Games.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1956 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 3rd 100 m 10.7
1st 200 m 21.5
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.4
Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia 6th (h) 200 m 21.67
12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.8
1957 South American Championships (unofficial) Santiago, Chile 2nd 100 m 10.7
1st 200 m 21.6
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.4
1958 South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 3rd 100 m 10.8
4th 200 m 22.4
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.3
1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States 10th (sf) 100 m 10.6
17th (h) 200 m 22.2
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.1
1960 Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 5th (sf) 100 m 10.61
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.6
1961 South American Championships Lima, Peru 11th (sf) 100 m 11.6
11th (sf) 200 m 22.7

1Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "João Pires Sobrinho Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ João Pires Sobrinho at Tilastopaja (subscription required)


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