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{{Short description|Brazilian sprinter (born 1964)}}
{{for|the Brazilian footballer|Robson da Silva Ourique}}
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{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{BRA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres|200 metres]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]] | [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1987 Indianapolis]]|200 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]] | 100 metres}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]] | 200 metres}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]] | 200 metres}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | 4x100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1989 Summer Universiade|1989 Duisburg]]| 200 metres}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[South American Youth Championships in Athletics|South American Youth Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1979 South American Youth Championships in Athletics|1979 Cochabamba]] | 4x100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1979 South American Youth Championships in Athletics|1979 Cochabamba]] | 100 m}}
{{Medal|Bronze |[[1979 South American Youth Championships in Athletics|1979 Cochabamba]] | 200 m}}
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'''Robson Caetano da Silva''' (born September 4, 1964 in [[Rio de Janeiro]]) is a Brazilian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. He participated in four consecutive [[Olympic Summer Games]] ([[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]], [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]) and won the bronze medal over [[200 metres]] in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the [[4×100 m relay]] in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Da Silva won three victories at World Cup competitions (1985, 1989, and 1992) over 200 m. He set two [[List of South American records in athletics|South American records]] over [[100 metres]] and five over 200 m. In 1989, he was ranked No. 1 in the world with a time of 19.96 s over 200 m. His personal best of 10.00 makes him the fourth fastest South American in history.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Regarding performance-enhancing drugs, Da Silva has stated he decided "not to take [them] and lose because it was a matter of character [and] dignity".<ref>ESPN 30 on 30: 9.79* https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2318158/</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes|nation=BRA}}
|-
|rowspan=3|1979
|rowspan=3|[[1979 South American Youth Championships in Athletics|South American Youth Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Cochabamba]], [[Bolivia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|100 m
|11.0 s || {{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|200 m
|22.6 s || {{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|43.1 s || {{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|1981
|[[1981 South American Junior Championships in Athletics|South American Junior Championships]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|7.40
|-
|rowspan=3|1982
|rowspan=3|[[1982 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Barquisimeto, Venezuela]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|10.34 (w)
|-
|5th
|Long jump
|7.23 m
|-
|4th
|4 × 100 m relay
|3:28.03
|-
|rowspan=5|1983
|rowspan=2|[[1983 South American Junior Championships in Athletics|South American Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Medellín, Colombia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|10.49
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|21.10
|-
|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|30th (qf)
|100 m
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.66]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Caracas, Venezuela]]
|8th (h)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|21.07]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.08]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1984
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Los Angeles, United States]]
|13th (sf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.80]]
|-
|6th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.27]]
|-
|rowspan=5|1985
|rowspan=3|[[1985 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Santiago, Chile]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|100 m
|[[1985 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|10.45]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1985 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|20.70]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay
|[[1985 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#4 × 100 metres relay 2|40.00]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1985 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Canberra, Australia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1985 IAAF World Cup – Results#200 m|20.44]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1985 IAAF World Cup – Results#4 × 100 m relay|38.31]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=3|1986
|rowspan=3|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 meters|10.02]] <small>(+1.8&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|20.43]] <small>(+1.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4x100 meters relay|39.30]]
|-
|rowspan=9|1987
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Indianapolis, United States]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|200 m
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.92]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Indianapolis, United States]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres|20.49]]
|-
|4th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.85]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Rome, Italy]]
|26th (qf)
|100 m
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.53]]
|-
|4th
|200 m
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.22]]
|-
|9th (sf)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.22]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1987 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[São Paulo, Brazil]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1987 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|10.39]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1987 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|21.04]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1987 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#4 × 100 metres relay|40.17]]
|-
|rowspan=5|1988
|rowspan=3|[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Mexico City, Mexico]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 meters|10.08]] <small>(+1.2&nbsp;m/s)</small> || {{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|20.05]] <small>(-0.3&nbsp;m/s)</small> || {{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|2nd (h)<ref>Did not finish in the final</ref>
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4x100 meters relay|39.20]] || {{AthAbbr|A}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|5th
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.11]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.04]]
|-
|rowspan=4|1989
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|2nd (sf)
|200 m
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.86]]<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[1989 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|[[Medellín, Colombia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1989 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|20.44]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Duisburg, West Germany]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres|20.33]] (w)
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup – Results#200 m|20.00]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=4|1990
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Seattle, Washington|Seattle, United States]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games – Results#200 meters|20.77]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Manaus]], [[Brazil]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 meters|10.12]] <small>(+1.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|20.43]] <small>(+0.3&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1990 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4x100 meters relay|40.37]]
|-
|rowspan=7|1991
|rowspan=3|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Manaus, Brazil]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|10.18]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|20.79]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay
|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#4 × 100 metres relay|39.90]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres|10.32]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres|20.15]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|7th
|100 m
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.12]]
|-
|4th
|200 m
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.49]]
|-
|rowspan=8|1992
|rowspan=2|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seville]], [[Spain]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|20.58]] <small>(-2.6&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1992 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4x100 meters relay|39.63]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=3|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|9th (sf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.32]]
|-
|4th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.45]]
|-
|4th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:01.61]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|rowspan=3|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|4th
|100 m
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup – Results#100 m|10.34]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup – Results#200 m|20.56]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup – Results#4 × 100 m relay|38.51]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=3|1993
|rowspan=2|[[1993 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lima, Peru]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1993 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|10.58]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1993 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|20.90]]
|-
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|3rd (qf)
|200 m
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.24]]<sup>3</sup>
|-
|1994
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|4th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup – Results#4 × 100 m relay|39.39]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=8|1995
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]
|4th
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres|20.60]]
|-
|7th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.07]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Manaus, Brazil]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m
|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|10.29]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m
|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|20.54]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1995 South American Championships in Athletics#4 × 100 metres relay|39.42]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|9th (sf)
|100 m
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.20]]
|-
|4th
|200 m
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.21]]
|-
|6th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.35]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Atlanta, United States]]
|24th (qf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.65]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.41]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|6th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.48]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|rowspan=2|[[1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Lisbon, Portugal]]
|6th
|200 m
|[[1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#200 meters|21.08]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1998 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#4x100 meters relay|39.82]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Representing the Americas<br>
<sup>2</sup>Disqualified in the final<br>
<sup>3</sup>Disqualified in the semifinals

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}
*{{SR/Olympics profile|da/robson-da-silva-1}}

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{{succession box|before=[[Joe DeLoach]]|title=[[200 metres#Men.27s Seasons Best|Men's 200 m Best Year Performance]]|years=[[1989 in athletics (track and field)|1989]]|after=[[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]]}}
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|title=[[National champions 100 metres (men)#Brazil|Brazil's National Champion 100 metres]]
|years=1991–1993<br>1995|after=[[Sidney Telles de Souza]]|after2=[[Arnaldo da Silva]]}}
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