Rui Pedro Silva
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.
![]() Rui Pedro Silva at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, in Berlin  | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1981 | 
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | 
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Athletics | 
| Event(s) | Marathon, 10,000 m | 
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]
Competition record
    
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing  | |||||
| 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 | 
Personal Bests
    
- 1500m - 3:52.77 (2002)
 - 3000m - 8:02.37 (2005)
 - 5000m - 13:48.87 (2010)
 - 10000m - 28:01.63 (2009)
 - 3000m Steeplechase - 8:52.66 (2002)
 - Half Marathon - 1:02:38 (2012)
 - Marathon - 2:12:15 (2012)
 
References
    
-  "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Atletismo: SL Benfica sagra-se Tricampeão Nacional de Estrada" [Athletics: SL Benfica becomes Thrice National Champion of Road Running]. slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
 
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