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
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Trinidad and Tobago
|
| 1988
|
World Junior Championships
|
Sudbury, Canada
|
7th
|
100 m
|
10.80 (-2.8 m/s)
|
| 7th
|
200 m
|
21.16 w (+4.2 m/s)
|
| 1990
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Auckland, New Zealand
|
8th
|
100 m
|
10.35
|
| 4th
|
200 m
|
20.40
|
| –
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
DQ
|
| 1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
–
|
200 m
|
DQ
|
| –
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
DQ
|
| 1992
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
14th (qf)
|
200 m
|
20.661
|
| 7th
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
3:03.31
|
| 1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
17th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.43
|
| 2nd
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
3:07.02
|
| Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Ponce, Puerto Rico
|
2nd
|
400 m
|
46.07
|
| 5th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
40.73
|
| 2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.96
|
| World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
12th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.66
|
| 19th (h)
|
4 x 100 m relay
|
40.24
|
| 1994
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
|
7th
|
400 m
|
46.27
|
| 3rd
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
3:02.78
|
| 1995
|
Pan American Games
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
12th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.03
|
| 3rd
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
3:02.24
|
| World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
28th (qf)
|
200 m
|
21.01
|
| 22nd (h)
|
4 x 100 m relay
|
40.09
|
| 1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
16th (sf)
|
200 m
|
21.26
|
| 13th (sf)
|
400 m
|
45.56
|
| 1999
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Bridgetown, Barbados
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
45.61
|
| Pan American Games
|
Winnipeg, Canada
|
5th
|
400 m
|
45.42
|
| 8th (h)
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
3:08.28
|
| World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
–
|
400 m
|
DQ
|
| 2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
54th (h)
|
400 m
|
46.84
|
| 24th (h)
|
4 x 400 m relay
|
3:07.51
|
1Disqualified in the semifinals
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