Brazilian hurdler
Eronilde Nunes de Araújo (born 31 December 1970 in Bom Jesus da Lapa , Bahia ) is a Brazilian [1] former athlete who specialized in 400 metres hurdles . He dominated athletic events on the South American scene during the 1990s. His personal best of 48.04 seconds was also the South American record until it was broken by Bayano Kamani . He represented his country three times at the Olympics.[2]
International competitions [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Brazil
1988
South American Junior Championships
Cubatão, Brazil
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:12.94
1989
South American Junior Championships
Montevideo, Uruguay
1st
400 m hurdles
51.12
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:14.84
Pan American Junior Championships
Santa Fe, Argentina
2nd
400 m hurdles
51.20
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:13.22
1990
Ibero-American Championships
Manaus , Brazil
1st
400m hurdles
49.82
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.2
1991
South American Championships
Manaus, Brazil
1st
400 m hurdles
49.65
Pan American Games
Havana, Cuba
1st
400 m hurdles
49.96
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
12th (sf)
400 m hurdles
49.91
1992
Ibero-American Championships
Seville , Spain
1st
400m hurdles
50.06
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.50
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
14th (sf)
400 m hurdles
49.66
8th (sf)
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.38
1993
World Indoor Championships
Toronto , Canada
12th (h)
400 m
47.50
South American Championships
Lima, Peru
1st
400 m hurdles
49.80
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.0
World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
37th (h)
400 m hurdles
50.81
1994
Ibero-American Championships
Mar del Plata , Argentina
3rd
400 m hurdles
50.36
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.54
World Cup
London, United Kingdom
3rd
400 m hurdles
49.62 [3]
1995
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata, Argentina
1st
400 m hurdles
49.29
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.54
South American Championships
Manaus, Brazil
1st
400 m hurdles
48.63
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.93
World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
8th
400 m hurdles
49.86
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
8th
400 m hurdles
48.78
11th (sf)
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.46
1997
South American Championships
Mar del Plata, Argentina
1st
400 m hurdles
49.35
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.20
1998
Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
1st
400 m hurdles
48.96
1999
South American Championships
Bogotá, Colombia
1st
400 m hurdles
49.13
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.09
Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
1st
400 m hurdles
48.23
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
2:58.56
World Championships
Seville, Spain
4th
400 m hurdles
48.13
17th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.70
2000
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1st
400 m hurdles
49.35
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
5th
400 m hurdles
48.34
2001
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
24th (sf)
400 m hurdles
51.23
2002
Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2nd
400 m hurdles
50.78
2003
South American Championships
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
3rd
400 m hurdles
50.81
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.28
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8th
400 m hurdles
51.19
2004
Ibero-American Championships
Huelva, Spain
8th (h)
400 m hurdles
51.59 [4]