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Andrés Silva
Uruguayan track athlete (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Full name | Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1986-03-27) 27 March 1986 (age 38) Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres, 400 metres hurdles, decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 400 m: 45.02 s (Fortaleza 2011) 400 m H: 49.16 s (Rio de Janeiro 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Lemos.
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]