Altobeli da Silva
Altobeli Santos da Silva (born 3 December 1990) is a Brazilian distance runner. He finished ninth in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[6]
![]() Da Silva at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Catanduva, Brazil[1][2] | 3 December 1990
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 m – half marathon, 3000 m steeplechase |
Club | ASA São Bernardo[2][4] |
Coached by | Guilherme Salgado[2][4] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:43.36 (2018) 3000 m – 7:51.48 (2017) 3000 mS – 8:23.67 (2015) 5000 m – 13:23.85 (2018) 10,000 m – 29:58.35 (2012) 10 km – 28:58 (2013) HM – 1:03:53 (2015)[5] |
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Pan American Games | ||
![]() | 2019 Lima | 3000 m step |
![]() | 2019 Lima | 5000 m |
Ibero-American Championships | ||
![]() | 2018 Trujillo | 3000 m |
![]() | 2018 Trujillo | 3000 m s'chase |
![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5000 m |
![]() | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 3000 m s'chase |
![]() | 2014 São Paulo | 5000 m |
Da Silva was named after the Italian football striker Alessandro Altobelli.[1] In his early years he earned money by delivering leaflets for a local supermarket. He once entered a 10 km road race aiming to win its top prize, a motorbike, which he needed for his job. He failed to win, but met his future coach Guilherme Salgado.[4]
Personal bests
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | South American U23 Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 7th | 5000 m | 14:45.76 |
5th | 10,000 m | 30:41.39 | |||
2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:54.65 |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 6th | 5000 m | 13:49.00 |
2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 5000 m | 13:53.48 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:33.72 | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.30 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 21st (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:31.82 |
2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | 3000 m | 7:57.52 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:35.57 | |||
2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 5000 m | 13:50.08 |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:38.43 | |||
Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:54.42 | |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:30.73 | |||
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:25.34 |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altobeli da Silva. |
- A história de superação de Altobeli Santos da Silva, vencedor Circuito de Longevidade em Marília (SP). espacovivamais.com.br (in Portuguese)
- Altobeli Santos da Silva. cob.org.br
- Altobeli da Silva. 2015 PanAm Games bio
- Altobeli da Silva. nbcolympics.com
- Altobeli da Silva. All-Athletics
- "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase – Heats" (PDF). 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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