Altobeli da Silva
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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 – 3:42.56 (2021) 3000 m – 7:51.48 (2017) 3000 mS – 8:23.67 (2015) 5000 m – 13:23.85 (2018) 10,000 m – 29:30.03 (2020) 10 km – 28:58 (2013) HM – 1:03:53 (2015)[5] |
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Pan American Games | ||
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2019 Lima | 3000 m step |
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2019 Lima | 5000 m |
Ibero-American Championships | ||
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2018 Trujillo | 3000 m |
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2018 Trujillo | 3000 m s'chase |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5000 m |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | 3000 m s'chase |
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2014 São Paulo | 5000 m |
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] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
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[]
- 3000 m steeplechase: 8:23.67 –
Rabat, 16 Jul 2017
- 5000 m: 13:23.85 –
Palo Alto, 3 May 2018
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 | |
2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | 5000 m | 13:51.81 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:34.17 | |||
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:29.17 |
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altobeli da Silva. |
- ^ a b A história de superação de Altobeli Santos da Silva, vencedor Circuito de Longevidade em Marília (SP). espacovivamais.com.br (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c Altobeli Santos da Silva. cob.org.br
- ^ Altobeli da Silva. 2015 PanAm Games bio
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Athletics SILVA Altobeli - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
External links[]
- Altobeli da Silva at World Athletics
- Altobeli da Silva at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
- Altobeli da Silva at Olympedia
Categories:
- Living people
- 1990 births
- People from Catanduva
- Brazilian male long-distance runners
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- Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Brazil
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil
- South American Championships in Athletics winners
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Ibero-American Championships in Athletics winners
- Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Brazilian athletics biography stubs