Neil de Silva (born 15 November 1969 on Trinidad) is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.
His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics. He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Alvin Daniel and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Trinidad and Tobago |
1988 |
World Junior Championships |
Sudbury, Canada |
7th |
100 m |
10.80 (-2.8 m/s) |
7th |
200 m |
21.16 w (+4.2 m/s) |
1990 |
Commonwealth Games |
Auckland, New Zealand |
8th |
100 m |
10.35 |
4th |
200 m |
20.40 |
– |
4 x 400 m relay |
DQ |
1991 |
World Indoor Championships |
Seville, Spain |
– |
200 m |
DQ |
– |
4 x 400 m relay |
DQ |
1992 |
Olympic Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
14th (qf) |
200 m |
20.661 |
7th |
4 x 400 m relay |
3:03.31 |
1993 |
World Indoor Championships |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
17th (h) |
200 m |
21.43 |
2nd |
4 x 400 m relay |
3:07.02 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Ponce, Puerto Rico |
2nd |
400 m |
46.07 |
5th |
4 × 100 m relay |
40.73 |
2nd |
4 × 400 m relay |
3:06.96 |
World Championships |
Stuttgart, Germany |
12th (sf) |
400 m |
45.66 |
19th (h) |
4 x 100 m relay |
40.24 |
1994 |
Commonwealth Games |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
7th |
400 m |
46.27 |
3rd |
4 x 400 m relay |
3:02.78 |
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
12th (h) |
200 m |
21.03 |
3rd |
4 x 400 m relay |
3:02.24 |
World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
28th (qf) |
200 m |
21.01 |
22nd (h) |
4 x 100 m relay |
40.09 |
1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
16th (sf) |
200 m |
21.26 |
13th (sf) |
400 m |
45.56 |
1999 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
3rd |
400 m |
45.61 |
Pan American Games |
Winnipeg, Canada |
5th |
400 m |
45.42 |
8th (h) |
4 x 400 m relay |
3:08.28 |
World Championships |
Seville, Spain |
– |
400 m |
DQ |
2000 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
54th (h) |
400 m |
46.84 |
24th (h) |
4 x 400 m relay |
3:07.51 |
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