Vera competed for his native country in the men's 3.000 metres Steeplechase at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
International competitions
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Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Uruguay
|
1982
|
Southern Cross Games
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
2nd
|
1500 m
|
3:48.85
|
1st
|
5000 m
|
14:07.4
|
1983
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
29th (sf)
|
5000 m
|
14:20.20
|
Pan American Games
|
Caracas, Venezuela
|
7th
|
1500 m
|
3:48.64
|
9th
|
5000 m
|
14:34.57
|
South American Championships
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
4th
|
1500 m
|
3:51.3
|
10th
|
5000 m
|
14:54.8
|
4th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:53.9
|
1985
|
South American Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
3:46.87
|
2nd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:44.85
|
1986
|
Goodwill Games
|
Moscow, Soviet Union
|
12th
|
5000 m
|
14:16.44
|
15th
|
10,000 m
|
29:39.61
|
12th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:38.28
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Havana, Cuba
|
10th
|
5000 m
|
14:22.53
|
3rd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:34.92
|
1987
|
Pan American Games
|
Indianapolis, United States
|
12th
|
5000 m
|
14:48.97
|
5th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:39.34
|
World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
25th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:36.80
|
South American Championships
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
7th
|
1500 m
|
3:50.91
|
3rd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:58.99
|
1989
|
South American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
5th
|
1500 m
|
3:53.3 A
|
3rd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:57.5 A
|
1990
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:39.86
|
1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
18th (h)
|
3000 m
|
8:06.81
|
Pan American Games
|
Havana, Cuba
|
2nd
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:36.83
|
World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
17th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:30.14
|
1992
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
12th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:26.35
|
1993
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
12th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:29.00
|
1994
|
Goodwill Games
|
St. Petersburg, Russia
|
11th
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:58.96
|
1995
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
–
|
3000 m steeple
|
DNF
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
28th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:33.95
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
26th (h)
|
3000 m steeple
|
8:40.78
|