Personal information | |
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Born | 6 May 1981 |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
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Country | Portugal |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon, 10,000 m |
Rui Pedro Silva (born 6 May 1981 in Santo Tirso) is a Portuguese track and field athlete specialized in long distance and cross country running.
With Benfica, he won the Portuguese Road Men's Championship on 12 January 2014, repeating the achievement of 2009. [1] On 11 January 2015, he won the title again in the same competition. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Portugal | |||||
2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | — | 5000m | DNF |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 10th | 5000 m | 14:32.85 |
2006 | European Cross Country Championships | San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy | 5th | Senior race | Individual |
3rd | Team | ||||
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 34th | 10,000 m | 29:09.03 |
European Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 8th | Senior race | Individual | |
8th | Team | ||||
2009 | Lusophony Games | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 10 km | 30:14 |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 23rd | 10,000 m | 28:51.40 | |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | 10,000 m | DNF |
European Cross Country Championships | Albufeira, Portugal | 8th | Senior race | Individual | |
2nd | Team | ||||
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 10,000 m | 28:31.16 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | – | Marathon | DNF | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 76th | Half marathon | 1:10:04 |
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