Mário Silva (athlete)

Mário Manuel da Silva (born 23 July 1961 in Madina do Boe, Guinea-Bissau) is a retired Portuguese runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Indoor Championships behind Noureddine Morceli and Fermín Cacho. That indoor season Silva ran in 3:36.46 minutes, which placed him third in the world ranking, again behind Morceli and Cacho.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 9th 1500 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd 1500 m
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 1500 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th 1500 m

References

Awards
Preceded by
Bernardo Marques
Olympic Medal Nobre Guedes
1990
Succeeded by
Vitor Hugo
Miguel Barroso