Simoncito Silvera (born 20 August 1982) is a Venezuelan former track and field athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. He holds a personal best of 1:47.26 minutes for the distance. He is a four-time medallist at the South American Championships in Athletics, including 800 m bronze medals in 2001 and 2003. He won five national titles over 800 m from 1999 to 2005.Venezuelan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17. He was a double bronze medallist at the 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.
Silvera enjoyed success with the Venezuelan men's 4 × 400 metres relay team, winning the gold medal at the 2001 South American Championships in Athletics and a silver at the same event in 2007. He represented his country in that event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.
As a young athlete, he was among the most promising runners of his generation, having own gold medals at the South American Youth Championships in Athletics and the South American Junior Championships in Athletics.South American Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.South American Youth Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17. His winning time of 1:48.53 minutes for the 800 m at the junior competition remains a championship record, as of 2016. He won silver medals at Central American and Caribbean Junior and South American Under-23 levels.South American U23 Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.CAC Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17. Silvera competed for his country at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics and the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
Personal bests 400 metres – 46.54 min (2001) 800 metres – 1:47.26 min (2004)Simoncito Silveira. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-17.
International competitions 1998South American Youth ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st800 m1:58.543rd4 × 400 m relay3:23.961999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5th (h)800 m1:56.412000South American Junior ChampionshipsSão Leopoldo, Brazil2nd800 m1:50.541st4 × 400 m relay3:16.77CAC Junior ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico2nd800 m1:52.282nd1500 m3:58.762nd4 × 400 m relay3:12.59World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile6th4 × 400 m relay3:09.71Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th800 m1:50.619th1500 m4:00.162001CAC ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd800 m1:48.12South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil3rd800 m1:48.541st4 × 400 m relay3:06.31World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Alberta, Canada8th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.37Bolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador1st800 m1:50.02Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1st800 m1:50.952nd4 × 400 m relay3:14.06South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1st400 m46.541st800 m1:48.53 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:09.912003CAC ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada6th800 m1:51.004th4 × 400 m relay3:05.44South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela3rd800 m1:48.31Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic7th4 × 400 m relay3:06.522004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain3rd800 m1:47.263rd4 × 400 m relay3:10.41South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela2nd800 m1:47.532nd4 × 400 m relay3:09.002005Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1st800 m1:51.262nd4 × 400 m relay3:08.162006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico8th800 m1:50.12CAC GamesCartagena, Colombia8th800 m1:52.462007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4th800 m1:50.182nd4 × 400 m relay3:05.88ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela3rd800m1:49.13
National titles Venezuelan Athletics Championships 800 m: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
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