Jorge de Barros

Jorge Machado de Barros (born 26 April 1935) is a retired Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

De Barros is a Physical Education teacher at the Centro Esportivo Virtual. He won medals at the 1956, 1958, and 1961 South American Championships in Athletics, including gold medals in the 4 × 100 m relays at the former two championships. He is also a multiple-time Campeonato Carioca champion in athletics representing Fluminense FC.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1956	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.4
	Olympic Games	Melbourne, Australia	33rd (h)	100 m	11.15
			22nd (h)	200 m	23.88
			12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.8
1957	South American Championships (unofficial)	Santiago, Chile	1st	100 m	10.6
			2nd	200 m	21.7
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.4
1958	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	4th	100 m	10.8
			2nd	200 m	22.3
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.3
1959	South American Championships (unofficial)	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.8
			3rd	200 m	22.1
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.2
	Pan American Games	Chicago, United States	19th (h)	100 m	10.9
			12th (h)	200 m	22.1
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.6
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.5
1965	Universiade	Budapest, Hungary	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.1

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge de Barros Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "Jorge Machado de Barros Professor de Educação Fisica". Centro Esportivo Virtual.