Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born 7 October 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 (8 June 2009). Murer vaults to world leading 4.82m at Brazilian nationals. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
International competitions Representing 1990South American Youth ChampionshipsLima, Peru2nd400 m50.32nd4 × 400 m relay3:24.01991South American Junior ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1st400 m48.61st4 × 400 m relay3:21.11992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea35th (h)400 m49.6413th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:16.351993South American Junior ChampionshipsPuerto la Cruz, Venezuela1st400 m47.861st4 × 400 m relay3:17.181995South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st400 m45.741st4 × 400 m relay3:04.93World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden35th (h)400 m46.591996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1st400 m45.572nd4 × 400 m relay3:04.28Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States23rd (qf)400 m45.7211th (sf)4 × 400 m relay3:03.461997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France8th (sf)400 m46.33South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1st400 m46.171st4 × 400 m relay3:04.20World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece2nd (h)400 m45.3511999World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal5th (sf)400 m46.39Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada4th400 m44.932nd4 × 400 m relay2:58.56World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain2nd400 m44.2918th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.702000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st400 m44.801st4 × 400 m relay3:03.33Olympic GamesSydney, Australia4th400 m45.012001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal16th (h)400 m47.53South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1st400 m45.11World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada4th4 × 400 m relay3:01.09Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia6th400 m45.962004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain7th400 m46.822005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2nd400 m45.831st4 × 400 m relay3:04.152006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico3rd4 × 400 m relay3:25.18South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia1st400 m46.191st4 × 400 m relay3:03.052007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil17th (h)400 m46.856th4 × 400 m relay3:05.87 1Did not start in the quarterfinals
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