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Uruguayan track athlete (born 1986)
Andrés Silva
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Bayron Silva Lemos
Nationality Uruguay
Born (1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38)
Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 45.02 s (Fortaleza 2011)
400 m H: 49.16 s (Rio de Janeiro 2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cali 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2007 São Paulo 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lima 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lima 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Buenos Aires 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Cartagena 400 m hurdles
Ibero-American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 San Fernando 400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Windsor Decathlon
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Sherbrooke Octathlon
South American Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Asunción Octathlon
Silver medal – second place 2002 Asunción 110 m hurdles
Updated on 23 January 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Lemos.

Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos (born 27 March 1986 in Tacuarembó) is a Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

Silva participated in the 400 metres at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

He was Uruguay's flagbearer at the 2007 Pan American Games.

He tested positive for 6-oxo-androstene in an out-of-competition test in June 2015 and was banned for a period of six months, which included his missing the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m 10.40 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) San Carlos, Uruguay 29 March 2006
200 m 20.80 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) Montevideo, Uruguay 2 April 2006
400 m 45.02 s Fortaleza, Brazil 17 May 2006
800 m 1:50.98 min Santiago, Chile 26 April 2003
1500 m 4:14.85 min Rosario, Argentina 5 June 2005
110 m hurdles 14.93 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) Montevideo, Uruguay 16 April 2004
400 m hurdles 48.65 s São Paulo, Brazil 2 August 2014
High jump 1.91 m Rosario, Argentina 4 June 2005
Pole vault 4.45 m Rosario, Argentina 9 October 2004
Long jump 7.59 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) A Cochabamba, Bolivia 4 June 2006
Javelin throw 52.02 m Windsor, Canada 30 July 2005
Indoor
400 m 47.50 s Moscow, Russia 10 March 2006

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Uruguay
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 26th (h) 400 m 48.14
South American Junior Championships /
South American Games 		Belém, Brazil 5th 200 m 21.63 (+1.1 m/s)
6th
3rd 400 m 47.50
South American Youth Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.26 s (-1.9 m/s)
1st Octathlon 5928 pts
4th 800m Medley relay
(100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) 		1:58.06
2003 South American Junior Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 3rd 200 m 21.45
1st 400 m 46.54
South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 4th 400 m 46.23
World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 1st Octathlon 6456 pts WJR
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st 400 m 45.80 (NR)
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 5th Decathlon (junior) 7542 pts
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 6th 400 m 46.63
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 42nd (h) 400 m 46.48
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 400 m 45.38
Pan American Junior Championships Windsor, Canada 1st Decathlon 7641 pts
South American Junior Championships Rosario, Argentina 2nd 400 m 47.84
6th 4 × 100 m relay 42.42
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.35
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (h) 400 m 47.50 (iNR)
Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m 45.35
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games 		Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 400 m 46.69
1st 400 m hurdles 50.46 (NR)
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 400 m 45.89
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (h) 400 m 47.73
12th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.60
World Championships Osaka, Japan 43rd (h) 400 m 46.79
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 18th (h) 400 m 47.54
Olympic Games Beijing, China 41st (h) 400 m 46.34
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m 46.73
1st 400 m hurdles 51.33
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m 46.06
1st 400 m hurdles 50.28
World Championships Berlin, Germany 40th (h) 400 m 46.86
13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.34 (NR)
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 24th (h) 400 m 49.09
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.58
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 400 m hurdles 49.94
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 16th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.63
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico – 400 m hurdles DNF
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 29th (h) 400 m 51.93
Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 7th 400 m hurdles 51.68
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 45th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.38
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 2nd 400 m hurdles 50.52
World Championships Moscow, Russia 28th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.48
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 400 m hurdles 49.57
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 400 m hurdles 48.65 (CR, NR)
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 3rd 400m hurdles 49.08 A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 49.43
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 400 m hurdles 49.48
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.75
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 4th 400 m hurdles 50.58
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 4th 400 m hurdles 50.29
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 400 m hurdles 50.73
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 3rd 400 m hurdles 51.42

References

  1. Guía del atletismo en los Odesur - Mirá cuáles son los objetivos que perseguirán los uruguayos en Santiago 2014 (in Spanish), El Observador, February 21, 2014, archived from the original on April 15, 2014, retrieved April 15, 2014
  2. Biscayart, Eduardo (8 July 2004). "Uruguayan gem Andrés Silva looking for Decathlon success in Grosseto". IAAF.
  3. "Están todos los uruguayos" (in Spanish). El Observador. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of 23 January 2016. IAAF (January 2016). Retrieved on 2016-01-27.
  5. "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 29.01.16". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

External links

World Youth Champions in men's combined events
Octathlon (2001–2013)
Decathlon (since 2015)
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