Eronilde de Araújo

Eronilde Nunes de Araújo (born 31 December 1970 in Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia) is a Brazilian^[1] former athlete who specialized in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated athletic events on the South American scene during the 1990s. His personal best of 48.04 seconds was also the South American record until it was broken by Bayano Kamani. He represented his country three times at the Olympics.^[2]

Eronilde de Araújo

Personal information
Full name	Eronilde Nunes de Araújo
Born	(1970-12-31) 31 December 1970 (age 54) Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
Sport
Event	400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 45.75 (Sao Leopoldo 1997) 400 mH: 48.04 (Nice 1995)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Pan American Games 1991 Havana 400m hurdles 1995 Mar del Plata 400m hurdles 1999 Winnipeg 400m hurdles 1999 Winnipeg 4x400m relay

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Brazil
1988	South American Junior Championships	Cubatão, Brazil	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.94
1989	South American Junior Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	1st	400 m hurdles	51.12
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.84
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	400 m hurdles	51.20
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.22
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	400m hurdles	49.82
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.2
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	400 m hurdles	49.65
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	400 m hurdles	49.96
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.91
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	400m hurdles	50.06
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.50
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.66
			8th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.38
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	12th (h)	400 m	47.50
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	400 m hurdles	49.80
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.0
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	37th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.81
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.36
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.54
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.62[3]
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400 m hurdles	49.29
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.54
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	400 m hurdles	48.63
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.93
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	400 m hurdles	49.86
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	400 m hurdles	48.78
			11th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.46
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	400 m hurdles	49.35
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.20
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	400 m hurdles	48.96
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	400 m hurdles	49.13
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.09
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	400 m hurdles	48.23
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.56
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	400 m hurdles	48.13
			17th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.70
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	400 m hurdles	49.35
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	400 m hurdles	48.34
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	24th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.23
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.78
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd	400 m hurdles	50.81
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.28
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	400 m hurdles	51.19
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	8th (h)	400 m hurdles	51.59[4]