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Silvio Guerra

Ecuadorian long-distance runner

Silvio Román Guerra Burbano (born September 18, 1968 in San Gabriel, Carchi) is an Ecuadorian runner.

This biography of a living person relies on a single source. (August 2021)

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Silvio Guerra

Personal information

Full name

Silvio Román Guerra Burbano

Born

(1968-09-18) September 18, 1968 (age 55)
San Gabriel, Carchi, Ecuador

Sport

Country

Ecuador

Sport

Men's Athletics

Achievements and titles

Olympic finals

1996 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics

Medal record

Athletics

Representing Ecuador
South American Games
	1990 Lima	10,000 m
	1990 Lima	5,000 m
Bolivarian Games
	1993 Cochabamba	1,500 m
	1993 Cochabamba	5,000 m
	2001 Ambato	10,000 m
	1989 Maracaibo	Half marathon
	2005 Armenia	Half marathon
	1993 Cochabamba	3,000 m steeplechase

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Burbano.

Career

A member of Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha he represented Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He has won many tournaments. He has held the Ecuadorian marathon record since 1997, 2:09:49. This was achieved at the Chicago Marathon.

Guerra has won numerous medals at the South American Cross Country Championships: starting with a silver medal in 1993, gold the following year, a second silver in 2000, and finally a bronze medal in 2005.^[1]

Achievements

More information Year, Competition ...

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ecuador
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	Half marathon	1:08:25
1990	South American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	5,000 m	14:10.8
1990	South American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	10,000 m	29:59.7
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	1,500 m	3:57.01 A
			1st	5,000 m	14:31.00 A
			3rd	3,000 m steeplechase	9:29.65 A
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	5000m	13:54.10
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	10,000m	28:40.16
1997	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:09:49
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	14th	Marathon	2:16:27
2001	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:10:07
2001	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	1st	10,000 m	30:28.58 A
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	61st	Marathon	2:25:29
2005	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	2nd	Half marathon	1:07:31 A

References

[1]
Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

External links

Silvio Guerra at World Athletics
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