Silvio Guerra

Silvio Román Guerra Burbano (born September 18, 1968 in San Gabriel, Carchi) is an Ecuadorian runner.

Silvio Guerra
Personal information
Full nameSilvio Román Guerra Burbano
Born (1968-09-18) September 18, 1968 (age 55)
San Gabriel, Carchi, Ecuador
Sport
Country Ecuador
SportMen's Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1996 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Ecuador
South American Games
Gold medal – first place1990 Lima 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place1990 Lima 5,000 m
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place1993 Cochabamba 1,500 m
Gold medal – first place1993 Cochabamba 5,000 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Ambato 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place1989 Maracaibo Half marathon
Silver medal – second place2005 Armenia Half marathon
Bronze medal – third place1993 Cochabamba 3,000 m steeplechase

Career

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A member of Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha he represented Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He has won many tournaments. He has held the Ecuadorian marathon record since 1997, 2:09:49. This was achieved at the Chicago Marathon.

Guerra has won numerous medals at the South American Cross Country Championships: starting with a silver medal in 1993, gold the following year, a second silver in 2000, and finally a bronze medal in 2005.[1]

Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ecuador
1989Bolivarian GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela2ndHalf marathon1:08:25
1990South American GamesLima, Peru2nd5,000 m14:10.8
1st10,000 m29:59.7
1993Bolivarian GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1st1,500 m3:57.01 A
1st5,000 m14:31.00 A
3rd3,000 m steeplechase9:29.65 A
1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina4th5000m13:54.10
4th10,000m28:40.16
1997Chicago MarathonChicago, United States8thMarathon2:09:49
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia14thMarathon2:16:27
2001Boston MarathonBoston, United States2ndMarathon2:10:07
Bolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador1st10,000 m30:28.58 A
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece61stMarathon2:25:29
2005Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia2ndHalf marathon1:07:31 A

References

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  1. ^ Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
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