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] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
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 Brazil | ||
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
References
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.
- "Athletics SILVA Altobeli". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
External links
- Altobeli da Silva at World Athletics
- Altobeli da Silva at Olympedia
- Altobeli da Silva at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
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