Portuguese middle-distance runner
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 run. 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
|
| 1983
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
5th[1]
|
800m
|
1:50.11
|
| 2nd[1]
|
1500m
|
3:54.06
|
| 1986
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Madrid, Spain
|
10th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:52.91
|
| 1988
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
6th
|
3000 m
|
7:58.95
|
| Olympic Games
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
9th
|
1500 m
|
3:38.77
|
| 1989
|
European Indoor Championships
|
The Hague, Netherlands
|
8th
|
3000 m
|
7:55.89
|
| World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
16th (h)
|
1500 m
|
3:47.92
|
| 1990
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
5th
|
3000 m
|
7:56.34
|
| European Championships
|
Split, Yugoslavia
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
3:38.73
|
| 1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
3rd
|
1500 m
|
3:43.85
|
| World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
6th
|
1500 m
|
3:35.76
|
| 1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
|
7th
|
1500 m
|
3:46.61
|
| World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
19th (sf)
|
1500 m
|
3:42.85
|
| 1994
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
–
|
1500 m
|
DNF
|
| 2nd (h)
|
3000 m
|
7:57.45[2]
|
References
- ^ a b Guest out of competition
- ^ Did not finish in the final
