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Altobeli da Silva

Altobeli da Silva

Brazilian runner

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]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
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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

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References

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


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