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Rui Silva

1977 - Today

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Rui Manuel Monteiro Silva (born 3 August 1977) is a Portuguese track and field athlete and coach who represents S.L. Benfica. As a distance runner, he specializes at the 1500 and 3000 m events, although he has at times run the 800 metres as well. Silva is the current national champion at 1500 m. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Rui Silva is the 3,587th most popular athlete (down from 2,632nd in 2024), the 536th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 467th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rui Silva ranks 3,587 out of 6,025Before him are Kevin Borlée, Remigija Nazarovienė, József Navarrete, Dominik Windisch, Jan Behrendt, and Thiago Monteiro. After him are Marco Galiazzo, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Thomas Green, Terrence Paul, Brian Price, and Bryan Clay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Rui Silva ranks 665Before him are Sylvain Distin, Marco Buschmann, Alicilio Pinto Silva Junior, Jeff Coetzee, Hiroki Hasegawa, and Márton Gyöngyösi. After him are Eudy Simelane, Sergei Udaltsov, Bernardo Romeo, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, Tom Cotton, and Raphaël Wicky.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Rui Silva ranks 536 out of 633Before him are Maro (1994), Ricardo Horta (1994), Nuno Resende (1973), Emílio Peixe (1973), Miguel Oliveira (1995), and Rúben Semedo (1994). After him are João Sousa (1989), Alba Baptista (1997), Hugo Leal (1980), Paulinho Santos (1970), Fred Gil (1985), and André André (1989).

Among ATHLETES In Portugal

Among athletes born in Portugal, Rui Silva ranks 13Before him are António Leitão (1960), Fernanda Ribeiro (1969), Manuela Machado (1963), Carla Sacramento (1971), João Vieira (1976), and Domingos Castro (1963). After him are António Pinto (1966), Susana Feitor (1975), Patrícia Mamona (1988), Inês Henriques (1980), Vanessa Fernandes (1985), and Telma Monteiro (1985).