Brazilian sprinter (born 1974)
Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born October 7, 1974 in Santos) is a former Brazilian sprinter.
Career
With a personal best of 44.29 seconds he is the South American record holder at 400 metres. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1999 World Championships. He finished fourth in the 400 metres race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Parrela brought his career to a close at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Rio de Janeiro. Finishing eighth in the 400 m with a season's best of 47.69, he ended a track career which had seen him break the South American record six times.[1]
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Brazil
|
1990
|
South American Youth Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
50.3
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:24.0
|
1991
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Asunción, Paraguay
|
1st
|
400 m
|
48.6
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:21.1
|
1992
|
World Junior Championships
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
35th (h)
|
400 m
|
49.64
|
13th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:16.35
|
1993
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
|
1st
|
400 m
|
47.86
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:17.18
|
1995
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m
|
45.74
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.93
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
35th (h)
|
400 m
|
46.59
|
1996
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
1st
|
400 m
|
45.57
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.28
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
23rd (qf)
|
400 m
|
45.72
|
11th (sf)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:03.46
|
1997
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
8th (sf)
|
400 m
|
46.33
|
South American Championships
|
Cali, Colombia
|
1st
|
400 m
|
46.17
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.20
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
2nd (h)
|
400 m
|
45.351
|
1999
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
5th (sf)
|
400 m
|
46.39
|
Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
4th
|
400 m
|
44.93
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
2:58.56
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
44.29
|
18th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:05.70
|
2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m
|
44.80
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:03.33
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
4th
|
400 m
|
45.01
|
2001
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
16th (h)
|
400 m
|
47.53
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m
|
45.11
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
4th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:01.09
|
Goodwill Games
|
Brisbane, Australia
|
6th
|
400 m
|
45.96
|
2004
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Huelva, Spain
|
7th
|
400 m
|
46.82
|
2005
|
South American Championships
|
Cali, Colombia
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
45.83
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.15
|
2006
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:25.18
|
South American Championships
|
Tunja, Colombia
|
1st
|
400 m
|
46.19
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:03.05
|
2007
|
Pan American Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
17th (h)
|
400 m
|
46.85
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:05.87
|
1Did not start in the quarterfinals
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