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Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 September 1951||||||||||||||
Died | 5 May 1999 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 47)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rui da Silva (15 September 1951 – 5 May 1999) was a Brazilian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the older brother of another sprinter, Delmo da Silva.[2] His team came in third place in the 4 × 100 metre relay at the 1977 IAAF World Cup.