Andrés Silva

Andrés Bayron Silva Lemos (born 27 March 1986 in Tacuarembó ) is a Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

Silva participated in the 400 metres at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

He was Uruguay's flagbearer at the 2007 Pan American Games.

He tested positive for 6-oxo-androstene in an out-of-competition test in June 2015 and was banned for a period of six months, which included his missing the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 10.40 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) San Carlos, Uruguay 29 March 2006 200 m 20.80 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) Montevideo, Uruguay 2 April 2006 400 m 45.02 s Fortaleza, Brazil 17 May 2006 800 m 1:50.98 min Santiago, Chile 26 April 2003 1500 m 4:14.85 min Rosario, Argentina 5 June 2005 110 m hurdles 14.93 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) Montevideo, Uruguay 16 April 2004 400 m hurdles 48.65 s São Paulo, Brazil 2 August 2014 High jump 1.91 m Rosario, Argentina 4 June 2005 Pole vault 4.45 m Rosario, Argentina 9 October 2004 Long jump 7.59 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) A Cochabamba, Bolivia 4 June 2006 Javelin throw 52.02 m Windsor, Canada 30 July 2005Indoor 400 m 47.50 s Moscow, Russia 10 March 2006

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