championship debut at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Despite his increasing success, his international career came to an end at the age of twenty-four. His last medals came at the 1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, where he repeated as double silver medallist for Brazil. His teammate Sanderlei Parrela was the 400 m winner. After retiring from active competition, he went into coaching. He received a four-year ban from the sport of athletics in 2010 due to his involvement in doping his athletes. International competitions National titles Brazilian Athletics Championships 400 metres: 1992, 1994, 1995 References External links All-Athletics profile Living people 1971 births Brazilian male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics Brazilian sports coaches Athletics (track and field) coaches Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil 20th-century Brazilian people