Andrés Silva

Uruguayan track athlete (born 1986)

Andrés Silva

Personal information
Full name| Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos
Nationality|  Uruguay
Born|  (1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 39)
Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay
Height| 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight| 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport| Track and field
Event(s)| 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)| 400 m: 45.02 s (Fortaleza 2011)
400 m H: 49.16 s (Rio de Janeiro 2011)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Uruguay
South American Championships
| 2005 Cali | 400 m
| 2007 São Paulo | 400 m
| 2009 Lima | 400 m
| 2009 Lima | 400 m hurdles
| 2011 Buenos Aires | 400 m hurdles
| 2014 Santiago | 400 m hurdles
| 2013 Cartagena | 400 m hurdles
Ibero-American Championships
| 2010 San Fernando | 400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
| 2005 Windsor | Decathlon
World Youth Championships
| 2003 Sherbrooke | Octathlon
South American Youth Championships
| 2002 Asunción | Octathlon
| 2002 Asunción | 110 m hurdles

Updated on 23 January 2015

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Silva and the second or maternal family name is  Lemos.

Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos (born 27 March 1986 in Tacuarembó[1]) is a Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels,[2] but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

Silva participated in the 400 metres at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

He was Uruguay's flagbearer at the 2007 Pan American Games.

He tested positive for 6-oxo-androstene in an out-of-competition test in June 2015 and was banned for a period of six months, which included his missing the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.[4][5]

## Personal bests

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Event | Result | Venue | Date

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Outdoor
100 m | 10.40 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) | San Carlos, Uruguay | 29 March 2006
200 m | 20.80 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Montevideo, Uruguay | 2 April 2006
400 m | 45.02 s | Fortaleza, Brazil | 17 May 2006
800 m | 1:50.98 min | Santiago, Chile | 26 April 2003
1500 m | 4:14.85 min | Rosario, Argentina | 5 June 2005
110 m hurdles | 14.93 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Montevideo, Uruguay | 16 April 2004
400 m hurdles | 48.65 s | São Paulo, Brazil | 2 August 2014
High jump | 1.91 m | Rosario, Argentina | 4 June 2005
Pole vault | 4.45 m | Rosario, Argentina | 9 October 2004
Long jump | 7.59 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) A | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 4 June 2006
Javelin throw | 52.02 m | Windsor, Canada | 30 July 2005
Indoor
400 m | 47.50 s | Moscow, Russia | 10 March 2006

## Competition record

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Uruguay
2002  | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 26th (h)  | 400 m  | 48.14
South American Junior Championships /
South American Games | Belém, Brazil  | 5th  | 200 m  | 21.63 (+1.1 m/s)
6th
3rd  | 400 m  | 47.50
South American Youth Championships | Asunción, Paraguay  | 2nd  | 110 m hurdles  | 14.26 s (-1.9 m/s)
1st  | Octathlon  | 5928 pts
4th  | 800m Medley relay
(100m x 100m x 200m x 400m) | 1:58.06
2003  | South American Junior Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador  | 3rd  | 200 m  | 21.45
1st  | 400 m  | 46.54
South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela  | 4th  | 400 m  | 46.23
World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada  | 1st  | Octathlon  | 6456 pts WJR
2004  | South American U23 Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela  | 1st  | 400 m  | 45.80 (NR)
World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy  | 5th  | Decathlon (junior) | 7542 pts
Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain  | 6th  | 400 m  | 46.63
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece  | 42nd (h)  | 400 m  | 46.48
2005  | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia  | 1st  | 400 m  | 45.38
Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada  | 1st  | Decathlon  | 7641 pts
South American Junior Championships | Rosario, Argentina | 2nd  | 400 m  | 47.84
6th  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 42.42
5th  | 4 × 400 m relay  | 3:19.35
2006  | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia  | 18th (h)  | 400 m  | 47.50 (iNR)
Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st  | 400 m  | 45.35
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina  | 1st  | 400 m  | 46.69
1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.46 (NR)
2007  | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil  | 1st  | 400 m  | 45.89
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  | 20th (h)  | 400 m  | 47.73
12th (h)  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.60
World Championships | Osaka, Japan  | 43rd (h)  | 400 m  | 46.79
2008  | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain  | 18th (h)  | 400 m  | 47.54
Olympic Games | Beijing, China  | 41st (h)  | 400 m  | 46.34
South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru  | 1st  | 400 m  | 46.73
1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 51.33
2009  | South American Championships | Lima, Peru  | 1st  | 400 m  | 46.06
1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.28
World Championships | Berlin, Germany  | 40th (h)  | 400 m  | 46.86
13th (sf)  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.34 (NR)
2010  | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar  | 24th (h)  | 400 m  | 49.09
Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.58
2011  | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina  | 1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.94
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea  | 16th (h)  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.63
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico  | –  | 400 m hurdles  | DNF
2012  | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey  | 29th (h)  | 400 m  | 51.93
Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela  | 7th  | 400 m hurdles  | 51.68
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom  | 45th (h)  | 400 m hurdles  | 53.38
2013  | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.52
World Championships | Moscow, Russia  | 28th (h)  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.48
2014  | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.57
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 48.65 (CR, NR)
Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd  | 400m hurdles  | 49.08 A
2015  | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.43
2016  | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  | 1st  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.48
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  | 20th (sf)  | 400 m hurdles  | 49.75
2017  | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay  | 4th  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.58
2018  | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia  | 4th  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.29
2019  | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th  | 400 m hurdles  | 50.73
2021  | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 3rd  | 400 m hurdles  | 51.42

## References

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1. ^ Guía del atletismo en los Odesur - Mirá cuáles son los objetivos que perseguirán los uruguayos en Santiago 2014 (in Spanish), El Observador, February 21, 2014, archived from the original on April 15, 2014, retrieved April 15, 2014
2. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (8 July 2004). "Uruguayan gem Andrés Silva looking for Decathlon success in Grosseto". IAAF.
3. ^ "Están todos los uruguayos" (in Spanish). El Observador. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
4. ^ Positive cases in athletics Sanctioned according to information received by the IAAF as of 23 January 2016. IAAF (January 2016). Retrieved on 2016-01-27.
5. ^ "Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 29.01.16". iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

## External links

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

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World Youth Champions in men's combined events

Octathlon (2001–2013)|

* 2001: Rene Oruman (EST)
* 2003: Andrés Silva (URU)
* 2005: Yordanis García (CUB)
* 2007: Shane Brathwaite (BRB)
* 2009: Kevin Mayer (FRA)
* 2011: Jake Stein (AUS)
* 2013: Karsten Warholm (NOR)

Decathlon (since 2015)|

* 2015: Niklas Kaul (GER)
* 2017: Steven Fauvel Clinch (FRA)

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