Ruben Sança

Ruben Pascal Sança (born December 13, 1986) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He attended and ran for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, after which he began training under Gary Gardner as a member of the Whirlaway Racing Team. Sança is the current Cape Verdean record-holder at 3,000 m indoors at 8:07.50, the 5000 m indoors at 13:56.46, the 5000 m outdoors at 14:05.39, road 5 km at 14:11 and the marathon at 2:18:47. He was one of three members of the 2012 Cape Verdean Olympic team.[4]

Ruben Sança
Sança in 2014
Personal information
Full nameRuben Sança
NationalityCape Verdean
Born (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986[1][2]
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [2]
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
SportTrack, Long-distance running
Event(s)1500 meters, 5000 meters, Marathon
College teamUmass Lowell
ClubWhirlaway Racing Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 meters: 3:49.17[3]
10,000 meters: 29:49.48[3]
Half Marathon: 1:05:24[3]
Marathon: 2:18:47[3]

Running career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 5000 metres, finishing 40th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final.[5] Soon after the London Olympics, he underwent knee surgery to remove a benign tumor in his right knee, which had affected him throughout the Olympics. He returned to the marathon on April 21, 2014, finishing in 21st place with a time of 2:19:05 at the 2014 Boston Marathon.

Major competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cape Verde
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 6th 1500 m 3:55.10
2011 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 1st Half Marathon 1:05:24
2011 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 17th Marathon 2:18:47
2011 World Championship Daegu, South Korea 48th Marathon 2:34:40
2011 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, United States 16th Half Marathon 1:07:14
2012 Olympic Games London, England 40th 5000 m 14:35.19
2014 Lusophony Games Goa, India 1st 5000 m 14:28.48
2014 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 1st Half Marathon 1:05:52
2014 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 20th Marathon 2:19:05
2014 Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis, United States DNF Marathon Injury at 25 km
2014 Macau Half Marathon Macau, China 2nd Half Marathon 1:08:19
2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 24th Marathon 2:21:58
2015 BAA Half Marathon Boston, United States 8th Half Marathon 1:09:51
2015 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain DNF Marathon Injury at 30 km
2016 Jacksonville Half Marathon Jacksonville, United States 37th Half Marathon 1:06:25
2016 London Marathon London, England 32nd Marathon 2:21:35
2016 Great North Run South Shields, England 12th Half Marathon 1:05:53
2016 Macau Half Marathon Macau, China 3rd Half Marathon 1:08:42
2017 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 2nd Half Marathon 1:06:54
2017 Bangkok Midnight Marathon Bangkok, Thailand 3rd Marathon 2:53:17
2017 Baystate Marathon Lowell, United States 2nd Marathon 2:24:15
2018 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 4th Half Marathon 1:07:43
2018 O'Djo D'Agua Half Marathon Santa Maria, Cape Verde 1st Half Marathon 1:10:52
2018 Boston Marathon Boston, United States DNF Marathon Hypothermia at 30 km
2018 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 29th Marathon 2:21:01

Personal bests

Distance Time (min) Date Location
1500 m3:49.175 May 2012Waltham
Mile run (indoors)4:07.3712 February 2009Boston
3000 m (indoors)8:07.50 (NR)29 January 2011Boston
5000 m14:05.39 (NR)16 April 2012Walnut
5000 m (indoors)13:56.46 (NR)30 January 2010Boston
5 km (road)14:11 (NR)25 February 2010Armagh
10 km (road)29:5425 August 2013Brockton
Half Marathon1:05:2420 March 2011New Bedford
Marathon2:18:47 (NR)10 April 2011Rotterdam

Video

References

  1. "Profile of Ruben Sança". IAAF. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. "Ruben Sança Birthday and Facts". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. All-Athletics. "Profile of Ruben Sança".
  4. "Cape Verde at the 2012 London Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. "Ruben Sanca". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.


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