NEIL   DE   SILVA DATE OF BIRTH: November 15, 1969 PLACE OF BIRTH: Arima, Trinidad EDUCATION: St. Augustine Senior Comprehensive School Los Angeles Community College, California, USA Wayland Baptist University, Texas, USA Central Ohio University, Ohio, USA OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics: 200 meters 400 meters 4 x 400 meters Relay CAREER:                                     De Silva's career included the following significant accomplishments: 1988 World Junior Championships, Sudbury, Canada - 100 meters (7th, 10.8); 200 meters (7th, 21.16) 1990 British Commonwealth Games, Auckland, New Zealand - 100 meters (8th, 10.35); 200 meters (4th, 20.4); 4 x 400 meters Relay (Disqualified, with Alvin Daniel, Patrick Delice, and Eugene Matthews) 1992 Olympics, Barcelona, Spain - 200 meters (Semifinals, Disqualified); 4 x 400 meters Relay (7th, 3:03.31, with Alvin Daniel, Patrick Delice, and Ian Morris) 1993 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 400 meters (Semifinals, 45.66); 4 x 100 meters Relay (40.24, with Ato Boldon, Patrick Delice, and Wendell Williams) 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games, Ponce, Puerto Rico - 400 meters (2nd, 46.07); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 40.73, with Patrick Delice, Dazel Jules, and Boy Kennedy); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:06.96, with Patrick Delice, Dazel Jules, and Wendell Williams) 1994 British Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Canada - 400 meters (7th, 46.27); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:02.78, with Alvin Daniel, Patrick Delice, and Ian Morris) 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina - 200 meters (Semifinals, 20.98); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:02.24, with Robert Guy, Ian Morris, and Hayden Stephens) 1995 World Championships, Goteborg, Sweden - 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 21.01); 4 x 100 meters Relay (40.09, with Alvin Daniel, Patrick Delice, and Hayden Stephens) 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.26); 400 meters (Semifinals, 45.56) 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada - 400 meters (5th, 45.42); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3:08.28, with Alvin Daniel, Nicconnor Alexander, and Peter Frederick) 1999 World Championships, Sevilla, Spain - 400 meters (Disqualified) 2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia - 400 meters (46.84); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3:07.51, with Damion Barry, Ato Modibo, and Simon Pierre) Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit