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 Representing 1988World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada7th100 m10.80 (-2.8 m/s)7th200 m21.16 w (+4.2 m/s)1990Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand8th100 m10.354th200 m20.40 –4 x 400 m relayDQ1991World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain –200 mDQ –4 x 400 m relayDQ1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain14th (qf)200 m20.6617th4 x 400 m relay3:03.311993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada17th (h)200 m21.43 2nd4 x 400 m relay3:07.02Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 2nd400 m46.075th4 × 100 m relay40.732nd4 × 400 m relay3:06.96World Championships Stuttgart, Germany12th (sf)400 m45.6619th (h)4 x 100 m relay40.241994Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia, Canada7th400 m46.27 3rd4 x 400 m relay3:02.781995Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina12th (h)200 m21.033rd4 x 400 m relay3:02.24World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden28th (qf)200 m21.0122nd (h)4 x 100 m relay40.091996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States16th (sf)200 m21.2613th (sf)400 m45.561999Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd400 m45.61Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada5th400 m45.428th (h)4 x 400 m relay3:08.28World Championships Seville, Spain –400 mDQ2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia54th (h)400 m46.8424th (h)4 x 400 m relay3:07.51 1Disqualified in the semifinals
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