Gabriel Oliveira Constantino (born 9 February 1995) is a Brazilian hurdler. He is the current South American record holder in the 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.18. Constantino finished 6th in the men's 60 metres hurdles at the

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. He advanced to the final on time, being the second fastest and final non-automatic qualifier. To qualify for the championships, he equaled at

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record of 7.60 seconds. In 2018, in France, he broke the South American record of 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.23. In July 2019, in Hungary, he hit again the South American record of 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.18. At the

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in Lima, Gabriel arrived in the competition as a favorite for gold, and qualified for the final in 1st place, with a time of 13.42. However, in the final, he tripped over one of the obstacles, finishing in last place. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Personal bests

*110 m hurdles: 13.18 (wind: +0.8 m/s) –

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, 9 July 2019 *100 m: 10.28 (wind: +0.6 m/s) –

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, 8 July 2018 *200 m: 20.21 (wind: +0.9 m/s) –

, 28 April 2019 * relay: 38.33 –

, 15 September 2018 *60 m hurdles: 7.60 –

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, 17 Jan 2018

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the final
²Did not finish in the final

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantino, Gabriel 1995 births Living people Brazilian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil South American Championships in Athletics winners Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Brazil Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes from Rio de Janeiro (city) 21st-century Brazilian people 20th-century Brazilian people