Lúcio de Castro
Lúcio de Castro ( Lúcio Almeida Prado de Castro; born October 1, 1910 in São Paulo ; † May 20, 2004 ibid.) Was a Brazilian pole vaulter and javelin thrower .
In the pole vault, he was sixth at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. At the South American Athletics Championships he won silver in Montevideo in 1933 and in Santiago de Chile in 1937 and won in Buenos Aires in 1941 .
At the South American Championships in 1947 he won again in the pole vault and took silver in the javelin throw.
His best performance in the pole vault of 4.12 m he set on August 31, 1941 in São Paulo.
Web links
- Lúcio de Castro in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Lúcio de Castro in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castro, Lúcio de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prado de Castro, Lúcio Almeida |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian pole vaulter and javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 2004 |
| Place of death | São Paulo |