Rui Silva (runner)
Silva in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Manuel Monteiro Silva |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Born | 3 August 1977 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field (Running) |
Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m |
| Club | S.L. Benfica |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Athens 2004: 1500 m – Bronze |
| World finals | Lisbon 2001 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold |
| Regional finals | Valencia 1998 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold Vienna 2002 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold Turin 2009 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold Leiria 2009: 1500 m – Gold |
Medal record | |
Rui Manuel Monteiro Silva ComIH (born 3 August 1977) is a Portuguese track and field athlete and coach who represents S.L. Benfica. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. Silva is the current national champion at 1500 m.