Germán Silva

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Germán Silva (born 9 January 1968 in Zacatlán) is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	3000 m s'chase
1991	Pan American Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	3000 m s'chase
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	10,000 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	9th	10,000 m
1994	World Half Marathon Championships	Oslo, Norway	2nd	Half marathon, 1:00:28 PB
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	1st	Marathon
	London Marathon	London, England	3rd	Marathon
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	10,000 m
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	1st	Marathon
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	Marathon
1997	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	Marathon
	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	4th	Marathon

[edit] Personal bests

• 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:33.52 minutes (1989)
• 5000 metres - 13:26.11 minutes (1993)
• 10,000 metres - 27:46.52 minutes (1992)
• Half marathon - 1:00:28 hours (1994)
• Marathon - 2:08:56 hours (1998)

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Germán Silva