Ricardo de Souza

Ricardo Mário de Souza (born 21 September 1994) is a Brazilian track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres. He represented the host nation at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He holds a personal best of 10.21 seconds for the 100 m.

Ricardo de Souza

Personal information
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	100 metres
Club	Benfica
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m: 10.21 (2016)

He emerged in 2013 with three medals at the 2013 South American Junior Championships in Athletics.^[2] He enjoyed success with the Brazilian 4 × 100 metres relay team, taking bronze at the 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships,^[3] a gold at the 2014 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, and a silver at the 2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics held in Rio de Janeiro.^[4]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics he led off a team including Vitor Hugo dos Santos, Bruno de Barros, and Jorge Vides that placed sixth in the final.^[1]

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.21 (2016)
• 200 metres – 20.78 (2014)
• 400 metres – 49.41 (2015)
• 4 × 100 metres relay – 38.19 (2016)

All information from All-Athletics profile.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	South American Junior Championships	Resistencia, Argentina	2nd	100 m	10.42w
			3rd	200 m	21.55
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.32
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.96
2014	South American U23 Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	4th	100 m	10.64
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.74
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.65
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.41
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	100 m	10.47
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.86