Altobeli da Silva

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Altobeli da Silva
Altobeli da Silva Rio 2016.jpg
Da Silva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 32)
Catanduva, Brazil [1] [2]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)1500 m – half marathon, 3000 m steeplechase
ClubASA São Bernardo [2] [4]
Coached byGuilherme 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
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima 3000 m step
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima 5000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago 5000 m
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Trujillo 3000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Trujillo 3000 m s'chase
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3000 m s'chase
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

Contents

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2012 South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 7th5000 m 14:45.76
5th10,000 m 30:41.39
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd5000 m 13:54.65
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 6th5000 m 13:49.00
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st5000 m 13:53.48
1st3000 m s'chase 8:33.72
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th3000 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 1st3000 m 7:57.52
1st3000 m s'chase 8:35.57
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st5000 m 13:50.08
2nd3000 m s'chase 8:38.43
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd5000 m 13:54.42
1st3000 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 1st5000 m 13:51.81
1st3000 m s'chase 8:34.17
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (h)3000 m s'chase 8:29.17
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 29th (h)5000 m 13:43.80
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd5000 m 13:55.91
10,000 m DNF

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References

  1. 1 2 A história de superação de Altobeli Santos da Silva, vencedor Circuito de Longevidade em Marília (SP). espacovivamais.com.br (in Portuguese)
  2. 1 2 3 Altobeli Santos da Silva. cob.org.br
  3. Altobeli da Silva. 2015 PanAm Games bio
  4. 1 2 3 Altobeli da Silva. nbcolympics.com
  5. Altobeli da Silva. All-Athletics
  6. "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.
  7. "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.