Rui Silva

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Bronze 2004 Athens 1500 m
World Championships
Bronze 2005 Helsinki 1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2001 Lisbon 1500 m
Silver 2004 Budapest 3000 m
European Championships
Gold 1998 Valencia 1500 m
Gold 2002 Vienna 1500 m
Silver 1998 Budapest 1500 m
Silver 2000 Ghent 3000 m
Silver 2002 Munich 1500 m

Rui Silva (born August 3, 1977) is a Portuguese athlete, who represents Sporting Clube de Portugal. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500m and 3000m events although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. He is the national champion at 1500 and an Olympic Bronze medalist at Athens. Recent injuries prevented him from participating in various international competitions, including the Helsinki World Championships in 2004 and the Osaka ones in 2007. Running in the european cross country, he came 3rd running an even paced race with a fast finish to claim the bronze position. The race itself was over 10k and was run at a very quick pace throughout.

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