Sanderlei Parrela
 Parrela (center) in 2000
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| Full name | Sanderlei Claro Parrela | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
October 7, 1974 Santos, São Paulo |
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| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | June 8, 2009 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 9 May 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1990 | South American Youth Championships | Lima, Perú | 2nd | 400 m | 50.3 s |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.0 min | |||
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 35th (h) | 400m | 49.64 |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.35 | |||
Further achievements
(400 metres unless noted)
- 2005 South American Championships - silver medal
- 2001 South American Championships - gold medal
- 2000 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
- 2000 Olympic Games - fourth place
- 1999 Pan American Games - silver medal (4x400 metres relay)
- 1999 World Championships - silver medal
- 1997 South American Championships - gold medal (4x400 metres relay)
- 1997 South American Championships - gold medal
- 1996 Ibero-American Championships - gold medal
- 1995 South American Championships - gold medal (4x400 metres relay)
- 1995 South American Championships - gold medal