SILVA Altobeli

Brazil

Athletics

Date of Birth: 3 Dec 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CATANDUVA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	3000m SC
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	9th (8:26.30)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (8:25.34)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (8:31.82)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	5000m	3000m SC
2019	Lima, PER	2nd (13:54.42)	1st (8:30.73)

South American Championships

Year	Location	5000m	3000m SC
2021	Guayaquil, ECU	1st (13:51.81)	1st (8:34.17)
2019	Lima, PER	1st (13:50.08)	2nd (8:38.43)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	3000m SC
2017	1 x 8th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
8	2017	3000m Steeplechase	Rabat, MAR	8:23.67

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2017	3000m Steeplechase	World Challenge	Sao Bernardo do Campo, BRA	8:38.70
3	2018	3000m Steeplechase	World Challenge	Braganca Paulista, BRA	8:32.46

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

EC Pinheiros [Sao Paulo, BRA]

Start:

He began competing in 2008 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (esportes.estadao.com.br, 09 May 2016)

Reason:

He entered a 10 kilometre race where the prize was a motorbike, which he wanted to use for his job delivering leaflets for a supermarket. He did not win, but met a physical education teacher called Guilherme Salgado who wanted to coach him. (esportes.estadao.com.br, 09 May 2016)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (metroworldnews.com.br, 11 Aug 2019)

Hero:

Moroccan middle distance runner Hicham El-Guerrouj. (cob.org.br, 04 Jul 2016)

Influence:

His first coach Guilherme Salgado. (metroworldnews.com.br, 11 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"I'm proud of myself, and I'm not bragging. A guy who came from where I did, and could achieve what I have, has to be a warrior and a honest person. Facing life that way is something so few have the courage to do. As many people just stay in the middle of the road, I keep on walking." (globoesporte.globo.com, 09 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
NAVY
In 2017 he became a member of the Brazilian Navy Olympic Programme. "I'm very happy and thrilled to be part of something that will make my life better." (Facebook profile, 03 Jan 2021; g1.globo.com, 06 Sep 2019; oregional.com.br, 2017)

FAMOUS NAME
He was named after Alessandro Altobelli, a footballer who was part of the Italian squad at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. (esportes.estadao.com.br, 09 May 2016)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tobelirio2016

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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