Antônio Ferreira (hurdler)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Antônio Euzébio Dias Ferreira (born 2 March 1960) is a retired Brazilian hurdler.

Antônio Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	Antônio Euzébio Dias Ferreira
Nationality	Brazil
Born	(1960-03-02) March 2, 1960
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdling
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Brazil South American Youth Championships 1975 Quito 400 m 1975 Quito 4 × 400 m relay 1976 Santiago 400 m 1976 Santiago 800 m
Updated on 8 May 2013

He won the 400 m hurdles bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade. He became South American champion in 1979 and 1981.

He participated in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1983 World Championships and the 1984 Summer Olympics (only in the initial heat in the latter case).

His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 49.24 set in Kobe in 1985.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Brazil
1975	South American Youth Championships	Quito, Ecuador	1st	400 m	50.3
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.3
1976	South American Junior Championships	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	400 m	48.18
			2nd	800 m	1:51.87
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.70
	South American Youth Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	400 m	48.9
			1st	800 m	1:54.3
1978	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	400 m	46.7
			1st	800 m	1:50.3
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.0
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	14th (sf)	400 m	47.32
			2nd	400 m hurdles	50.85
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.9
	World Cup	Montreal, Canada	6th	400 m hurdles	50.541
	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	2nd	400 m	46.90
			1st	400 m hurdles	50.7
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.5
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	52.31
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.9
1981	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.04
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.79
	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	1st	400 m hurdles	52.3
	World Cup	Rome, Italy	5th	400 m hurdles	50.451
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	19th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.00
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.08
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	400 m hurdles	45.91
			6th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.46
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	17th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.76
			8th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.08
1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	8th	400 m hurdles	51.22
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.22
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.36
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	6th	400 m hurdles	50.20
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.21
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.67
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.12
1989	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	400 m hurdles	51.26
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.33

¹Representing the Americas

External links

• Antônio Dias Ferreira at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antônio Ferreira". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.