In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is 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]

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 – Morocco Rabat, 16 Jul 2017
  • 5000 m: 13:23.85 – United States Palo Alto, 3 May 2018

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
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
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 29th (h) 5000 m 13:43.80
2023 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd 5000 m 13:55.91
– 10,000 m DNF
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd 5000 m 14:48.18
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 1st 5000 m 14:27.38
2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:37.13

References

  1. ^ a b A história de superação de Altobeli Santos da Silva, vencedor Circuito de Longevidade em Marília (SP). espacovivamais.com.br (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ a b c Altobeli Santos da Silva. cob.org.br
  3. ^ Altobeli da Silva. 2015 PanAm Games bio
  4. ^ a b c 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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altobeli_da_Silva
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