José Carlos Gomes Moreira (born 28 September 1983 in Codó) is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1][2][3] His personal best time is 10.15 seconds, achieved in May 2009 in São Paulo.

José Carlos Moreira
José Carlos Moreira at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Full nameJosé Carlos Gomes Moreira
Born (1983-09-28) September 28, 1983 (age 41)
Codó, Maranhão, Brazil
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
EventSprint
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay
Lusophony Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lusophony Games 100 m
Updated on 17 June 2014

He competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 3rd in his heat after Tyson Gay and Olusoji Fasuba in a time of 10.29 seconds. He qualified for the second round in which he failed to qualify for the semi-finals with a time of 10.32 and only the sixth time of his heat.[1] Together with Sandro Viana, Vicente de Lima and Bruno de Barros he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Trinidad and Tobago, Japan and the Netherlands. Their time of 39.01 was the seventh out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.24 seconds, the fourth time after the Jamaican, Trinidad and Japanese teams.[1]

Moreira could retrospectively be awarded the bronze medal for the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics following the demotion in 2017 of the Jamaican team for Nesta Carter's failed anti-doping test.[4]

Personal bests

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  • 100 m: 10.15 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)  São Paulo, 2 May 2009
  • 200 m: 21.00 s (wind: +1.7 m/s)  São Paulo, 5 August 2006

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Brazil
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.17
2006 South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 3rd 100 m 10.51
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.03
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 100 m 10.67 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.83[5]
World Championships Osaka, Japan 33rd (h) 100 m 10.46
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd (h) 60 m 6.79
Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 1st 100 m 10.54
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th (qf) 100 m 10.32
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.24
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 100 m 10.49
Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 2nd 100 m 10.33
World Championships Berlin, Germany 55th (h) 100 m 10.55
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.56
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 4th 100 m 10.38
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.47
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 100 m DQ
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd (h) 100m 10.76 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
World Championships Beijing, China 4 × 100 m relay DNF

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Athlete biography: Jose Carlos Moreira". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
  2. ^ Olimpíada 2012 - Atletas - José Carlos Gomes Moreira (in Portuguese), O Estado de S. Paulo, 11 July 2012, archived from the original on 13 October 2018, retrieved June 17, 2014
  3. ^ Biografía - General - GOMES MOREIRA Jose Carlos (in Spanish), archived from the original on June 17, 2014, retrieved June 17, 2014
  4. ^ "Usain Bolt loses one Olympic gold medal as Nesta Carter tests positive". BBC News. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ^ Started only in the heat
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