Rúben Sança

Rúben Sança

Sança in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rúben Sança
Nationality Cape Verdean
Born (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986[1] [2]
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Residence Lowell, Massachusetts
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [2]
Weight 154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Track, Long-distance running
Event(s) 1500 meters, 5000 meters, Marathon
College team Umass Lowell
Club Whirlaway Racing Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:49.17[3]
10,000 meters: 29:49.48[3]
Half Marathon: 1:05:24[3]
Marathon: 2:18:47[3]
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for  Cape Verde
Lusophony Games
2014 Lusophony Games 5000 m

Rúben Pascoal Sança (born December 13, 1986) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He attended and ran for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, after which he began training under Gary Gardner as a member of the Whirlaway Racing Team. Sança is the current Cape Verdean record-holder at 3,000 m indoors at 8:07.50, the 5000 m indoors at 13:56.46, the 5000 m outdoors at 14:05.39, road 5 km at 14:11 and the marathon at 2:18:47. He was one of three members of the 2012 Cape Verdean Olympic Committee.

Running career

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 5000 metres, finishing 40th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final.[4] Soon after the London Olympics, he underwent knee surgery to remove a benign tumor in his right knee, which had affected him throughout the Olympics. He returned to the marathon on April 21, 2014, finishing in 21st place with a time of 2:19:05 at the 2014 Boston Marathon.

Major competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cape Verde
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 6th 1500 m 3:55.10
2011 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 1st Half Marathon 1:05:24
2011 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 17th Marathon 2:18:47
2011 World Championship Daegu, South Korea 48th Marathon 2:34:40
2011 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, United States 16th Half Marathon 1:07:14
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 40th 5000 m 14:35.19
2014 Lusophony Games Goa, India 1st 5000 m 14:28.48
2014 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 1st Half Marathon 1:05:52
2014 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 21st Marathon 2:19:05
2014 Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis, United States DNF Marathon Hamstring injury at mile 17
2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 24th Marathon 2:21:58

Personal bests

Distance Time (min) Date Location
1500 m 3:49.17 5 May 2012 Waltham
Mile run (indoors) 4:07.37 12 February 2009 Boston
3000 m (indoors) 8:07.50 (NR) 29 January 2007 Boston
5000 m 14:05.39 (NR) 16 April 2012 Walnut
5000 m (indoors) 13:56.46 (NR)30 January 2010 Boston
5 km (road) 14:11 (NR) 25 February 2010 Armagh
10 km (road) 29:54 25 August 2013 Brockton
Half Marathon 1:05:24 20 March 2011 New Bedford
Marathon 2:18:47 (NR) 10 April 2011 Rotterdam

External links

Video interview

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Ruben Sanca". IAAF. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ruben Sanca Birthday and Facts". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 All-Athletics. "Profile of Ruben Sanca".
  4. ↑ "Ruben Sanca". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2012.


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