Neil de Silva
Neil de Silva (born 15 November 1969 on Trinidad) is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.
His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics. He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Alvin Daniel and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  | |||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 7th | 100 m | 10.80 (-2.8 m/s) |
| 7th | 200 m | 21.16 w (+4.2 m/s) | |||
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 100 m | 10.35 |
| 4th | 200 m | 20.40 | |||
| – | 4 x 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | – | 200 m | DQ |
| – | 4 x 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (qf) | 200 m | 20.661 |
| 7th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:03.31 | |||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 17th (h) | 200 m | 21.43 |
| 2nd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:07.02 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 400 m | 46.07 | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.73 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.96 | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 45.66 | |
| 19th (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | 40.24 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 7th | 400 m | 46.27 |
| 3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:02.78 | |||
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 12th (h) | 200 m | 21.03 |
| 3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:02.24 | |||
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 28th (qf) | 200 m | 21.01 | |
| 22nd (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | 40.09 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 16th (sf) | 200 m | 21.26 |
| 13th (sf) | 400 m | 45.56 | |||
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 400 m | 45.61 |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 45.42 | |
| 8th (h) | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:08.28 | |||
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | – | 400 m | DQ | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 54th (h) | 400 m | 46.84 |
| 24th (h) | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:07.51 | |||
1Disqualified in the semifinals
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