Sanderlei Parrela

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name = Sanderlei Parrela

|fullname = Sanderlei Claro Parrela

|nationality = {{BRA}}

|image = Haughton, Parrela, Dwyer, 2000.jpg

|caption = Parrela (center) in 2000

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1974|10|07}}

|birth_place= Santos, São Paulo

|death_date=

|death_place=

|height = {{convert|1.94|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|77|kg|abbr=on}}

|sport = Athletics

|retired = June 8, 2009 (age {{age|1974|10|07|2009|06|08}})

|updated = 9 May 2013

|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}

}}

Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born October 7, 1974 in Santos) is a former Brazilian sprinter.

Career

With a personal best of 44.29 seconds he is the South American record holder at 400 metres. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1999 World Championships. He finished fourth in the 400 metres race at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Parrela brought his career to a close at the 2009 Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Rio de Janeiro. Finishing eighth in the 400 m with a season's best of 47.69, he ended a track career which had seen him break the South American record six times.Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-06-08). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=50985.html Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.

International competitions

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{BRA}}
rowspan=2\|1990 \|rowspan=2\|South American Youth Championships \|rowspan=2\|Lima, Peru \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400 m \|50.3
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:24.0
rowspan=2\|1991 \|rowspan=2\|South American Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Asunción, Paraguay \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|48.6
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:21.1
rowspan=2\|1992 \|rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Seoul, South Korea \|35th (h) \|400 m \|49.64
13th (h) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:16.35
rowspan=2\|1993 \|rowspan=2\|South American Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|47.86
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:17.18
rowspan=3\|1995 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Manaus, Brazil \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|45.74
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:04.93
World Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|35th (h) \|400 m \|46.59
rowspan=4\|1996 \|rowspan=2\|Ibero-American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Medellín, Colombia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|45.57
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:04.28
rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Atlanta, United States \|23rd (qf) \|400 m \|45.72
11th (sf) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:03.46
rowspan=4\|1997 \|World Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|8th (sf) \|400 m \|46.33
rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|46.17
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:04.20
World Championships \|Athens, Greece \|2nd (h) \|400 m \|45.35¹
rowspan=5\|1999 \|World Indoor Championships \|Lisbon, Portugal \|5th (sf) \|400 m \|46.39
rowspan=2\|Pan American Games \|rowspan=2\|Winnipeg, Canada \|4th \|400 m \|44.93
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 400 m relay \|2:58.56
rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Seville, Spain \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400 m \|44.29
18th (h) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:05.70
rowspan=3\|2000 \|rowspan=2\|Ibero-American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|44.80
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:03.33
Olympic Games \|Sydney, Australia \|4th \|400 m \|45.01
rowspan=4\|2001 \|World Indoor Championships \|Lisbon, Portugal \|16th (h) \|400 m \|47.53
South American Championships \|Manaus, Brazil \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|45.11
World Championships \|Edmonton, Canada \|4th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:01.09
Goodwill Games \|Brisbane, Australia \|6th \|400 m \|45.96
2004 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Huelva, Spain \|7th \|400 m \|46.82
rowspan=2\|2005 \|rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400 m \|45.83
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:04.15
rowspan=3\|2006 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Ponce, Puerto Rico \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:25.18
rowspan=2\|South American Championships \|rowspan=2\|Tunja, Colombia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|46.19
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:03.05
rowspan=2\|2007 \|rowspan=2\|Pan American Games \|rowspan=2\|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|17th (h) \|400 m \|46.85
6th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:05.87

colspan="6"|Representing {{BRA}}

rowspan=2|1990

|rowspan=2|South American Youth Championships

|rowspan=2|Lima, Peru

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|400 m

|50.3

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:24.0

rowspan=2|1991

|rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Asunción, Paraguay

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|48.6

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:21.1

rowspan=2|1992

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Seoul, South Korea

|35th (h)

|400 m

|49.64

13th (h)

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:16.35

rowspan=2|1993

|rowspan=2|South American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|47.86

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:17.18

rowspan=3|1995

|rowspan=2|South American Championships

|rowspan=2|Manaus, Brazil

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|45.74

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:04.93

World Championships

|Gothenburg, Sweden

|35th (h)

|400 m

|46.59

rowspan=4|1996

|rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships

|rowspan=2|Medellín, Colombia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|45.57

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:04.28

rowspan=2|Olympic Games

|rowspan=2|Atlanta, United States

|23rd (qf)

|400 m

|45.72

11th (sf)

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:03.46

rowspan=4|1997

|World Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|8th (sf)

|400 m

|46.33

rowspan=2|South American Championships

|rowspan=2|Cali, Colombia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|46.17

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:04.20

World Championships

|Athens, Greece

|2nd (h)

|400 m

|45.35¹

rowspan=5|1999

|World Indoor Championships

|Lisbon, Portugal

|5th (sf)

|400 m

|46.39

rowspan=2|Pan American Games

|rowspan=2|Winnipeg, Canada

|4th

|400 m

|44.93

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 400 m relay

|2:58.56

rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Seville, Spain

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|400 m

|44.29

18th (h)

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:05.70

rowspan=3|2000

|rowspan=2|Ibero-American Championships

|rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|44.80

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:03.33

Olympic Games

|Sydney, Australia

|4th

|400 m

|45.01

rowspan=4|2001

|World Indoor Championships

|Lisbon, Portugal

|16th (h)

|400 m

|47.53

South American Championships

|Manaus, Brazil

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|45.11

World Championships

|Edmonton, Canada

|4th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:01.09

Goodwill Games

|Brisbane, Australia

|6th

|400 m

|45.96

2004

|Ibero-American Championships

|Huelva, Spain

|7th

|400 m

|46.82

rowspan=2|2005

|rowspan=2|South American Championships

|rowspan=2|Cali, Colombia

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|400 m

|45.83

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:04.15

rowspan=3|2006

|Ibero-American Championships

|Ponce, Puerto Rico

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:25.18

rowspan=2|South American Championships

|rowspan=2|Tunja, Colombia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400 m

|46.19

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:03.05

rowspan=2|2007

|rowspan=2|Pan American Games

|rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|17th (h)

|400 m

|46.85

6th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:05.87

¹Did not start in the quarterfinals

References

External links

{{World Athletics||name=Sanderlei Parrela}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/sanderlei-parrela-1.html Sports reference biography]

Category:1974 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Santos, São Paulo

Category:Brazilian male sprinters

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for Brazil

Category:World Athletics Championships medalists

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)

Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil

Category:Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games

Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen

Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen

Category:Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games