Solonei da Silva

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Solonei da Silva at the IAAF World Championships 2013 in Moscow

Solonei da Silva ( Solonei Rocha da Silva ; born April 18, 1982 in Penápolis , São Paulo state ) is a Brazilian marathon runner .

Da Silva was working as a garbage collector in his hometown when he started professional training in 2009 under the guidance of former obstacle runner Clodoaldo do Carmo .

The following year he won the Porto Alegre marathon in 2:15:45 h on his debut over the 42.195 km distance , and in early 2011 he became the South American cross-country champion . As fourth of the Maratona di Sant'Antonio he improved to 2:11:32 h, and at the Pan American Games 2011 he won gold in 2:16:37 h at the high altitude of Guadalajara.

In 2012 he finished 18th in the London Marathon and won the São Paulo Marathon . After a twelfth place in the Seoul International Marathon , he was sixth at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow in 2013 .

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Footnotes

  1. ^ IAAF: Brazil and Peru dominate South American XC champs in Asuncion . February 21, 2011
  2. ^ IAAF: Nava and da Silva take last athletics titles in Guadalajara as Pan American Games conclude . October 31, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Silva, Solonei there
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silva, Solonei Rocha da (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Penápolis , State of São Paulo