Fábio Gomes da Silva
Personal information
Born (1983-08-04) August 4, 1983
Campinas, São Paulo
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro Pole vault
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 Rio de JaneiroPole vault
Updated on 14 October 2015.

Fábio Gomes da Silva (born 4 August 1983 in Campinas) is a Brazilian pole vaulter.[1]

His personal best jump is 5.80 metres (outdoor) set in February 2011, and 5.70 metres (indoor) set in February 2013, both achieved in São Caetano do Sul, Brazil. He held the South American and Brazilian records for the event from 2011 until 2013, when both marks were beaten by Augusto de Oliveira.[2][3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1999 South American Junior Championships Concepción, Chile 3rd Pole vault 4.75 m
2000 South American Junior Championships São Leopoldo, Brazil 2nd Pole vault 5.00 m
South American Youth Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2nd Pole vault 4.95 m
2001 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 5th Pole vault 4.80 m
South American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 3rd Pole vault 4.80 m
Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 3rd Pole vault 5.15 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 12th Pole vault 5.00 m
South American Junior Championships /
South American Games		 Belém, Brazil 1st Pole vault 5.10 m
2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5th Pole vault 5.10 m
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 1st Pole vault 5.40 m
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Pole vault 5.40 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 11th Pole vault 5.20 m
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd Pole vault 5.65 m
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 3rd Pole vault 5.20 m
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Pole vault 5.77 m (AR)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Pole vault 5.40 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan 10th Pole vault 5.76 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain – Pole vault NM
Olympic Games Beijing, China 25th (q) Pole vault 5.45 m
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st Pole vault 5.40 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany – Pole vault NM
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 2nd Pole vault 5.55 m
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Pole vault 5.35 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 8th Pole vault 5.65 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 5th Pole vault 5.40 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – Pole vault NM
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil – Pole vault NM
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada – Pole vault NM
World Championships Beijing, China 33rd (q) Pole vault 5.25 m

References

  1. ↑ A Equipe - Atletas Masculino - Perfil - Fábio Gomes da Silva (in Portuguese), Clube de Atletismo BM&F Bovespa, retrieved May 12, 2013
  2. ↑ "Fábio Gomes quiebra record sudamericano". CONSUDATLE. 2011-02-27. Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2011-02-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ Mulkeen, Jon (2013-05-17). De Oliveira sets South American Pole Vault record in Uberlandia. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-05-19.


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