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 Representing 1983Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5thGuest out of competition800m1:50.112nd1500m3:54.061986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain10th (h)800 m1:52.911988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6th3000 m7:58.95Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea9th1500 m3:38.771989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands8th3000 m7:55.89World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (h)1500 m3:47.921990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom5th3000 m7:56.34European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 3rd1500 m3:38.731991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 3rd1500 m3:43.85World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6th1500 m3:35.761993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada7th1500 m3:46.61World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany19th (sf)1500 m3:42.851994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France –1500 mDNF2nd (h)3000 m7:57.45Did not finish in the final
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