Paulo Roberto Correia

Paulo Roberto Correia

Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1960-02-14) 14 February 1960 (age 64) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Paulo Roberto Correia (born 14 February 1960) is a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1978	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.6
			2nd	200 m	22.1
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.0
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	15th (qf)	200 m	21.01
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.9
1981	Universiade	Bucharest, Romania	4th (sf)	200 m	20.99^1
	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	1st	200 m	20.2
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.6
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	10th (sf)	100 m	10.50
			15th (sf)	200 m	21.25
	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	100 m	10.5
			1st	200 m	21.3
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.7
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.8
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	21st (qf)	100 m	10.54
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	39.40
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	22nd (h)	60 m	6.91

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.37 (+0.2 m/s, São Paulo 1984)
• 200 metres – 20.2 (La Paz 1981)
• 200 metres – 20.98 (0.0 m/s, Ciudad Bolívar 1981)
• 400 metres – 46.6 (1980)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.91 (Paris 1985)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paulo Roberto Correia Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

External links

• Paulo Roberto Correia at World Athletics
• Paulo Roberto Correia at Olympedia