Brazilian hurdler
Márcio Simão de Souza (born 24 January 1975 in Santo André, São Paulo) is a retired Brazilian hurdler who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. Early in his career he competed as a decathlete.
He finished fifth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.
His personal best time is 13.38 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Rio de Janeiro.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Brazil
|
1993
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
|
1st
|
Decathlon
|
6613 pts
|
1994
|
World Junior Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
18th
|
Decathlon
|
6286 pts
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
1st
|
Decathlon
|
6530 pts
|
1995
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
2nd
|
Decathlon
|
6762 pts
|
1996
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
4th
|
Decathlon
|
7112 pts
|
1997
|
Universiade
|
Catania, Italy
|
20th (sf)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.31
|
1998
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
4th
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.13
|
1999
|
South American Championships
|
Bogotá, Colombia
|
3rd
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.37
|
Universiade
|
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|
7th
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.04
|
Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
9th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.67
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
34th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.83
|
2000
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.76
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
17th (qf)
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.71
|
2001
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.64
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
28th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.88
|
Universiade
|
Beijing, China
|
18th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.09
|
2003
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
17th (h)
|
60 m hurdles
|
7.80
|
Pan American Games
|
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
|
3rd
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.45
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
5th
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.48
|
2004
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
20th (h)
|
60 m hurdles
|
7.78
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
19th (qf)
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.54
|
References