Altobeli da Silva

Altobeli da Silva
	Da Silva at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	3 December 1990 (age 33); Catanduva, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 m – half marathon, 3000 m steeplechase
Club	ASA São Bernardo
Coached by	Guilherme Salgado
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 3:42.56 (2021); 3000 m – 7:51.48 (2017); 3000 mS – 8:23.67 (2015); 5000 m – 13:23.85 (2018); 10,000 m – 29:30.03 (2020); 10 km – 28:58 (2013); HM – 1:03:53 (2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
Ibero-American Championships

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 – Rabat, 16 Jul 2017
5000 m: 13:23.85 – 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
2012	South American U23 Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	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
	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	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
2018	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:35.57
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	5000 m	13:50.08
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:38.43
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	5000 m	13:54.42
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	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
	South American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	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
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	–	10,000 m	DNF
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	3rd	5000 m	14:48.18

References

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