Fernando Sérgio Rigor Silva (born 1 March 1980) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner who competed at distances from 3000 metres to the marathon. He represented his country in the marathon at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and the 2010 European Athletics Championships. He has also competed at four editions of the World Athletics Cross Country Championships and six editions of the European Cross Country Championships. He shared in a team bronze medal with the Portuguese men at the 2003 European Cross Country Championships. He was twice national champion at the Portuguese Cross Country Championships.
Silva failed a drug test for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned blood-booster, in December 2006, which resulted in his disqualification from the 2006 European Cross Country Championships and a two-year ban.Portuguese distance runner Fernando Silva suspended for doping. ESPN (2007-04-06). Retrieved 2020-05-24. Later he received an 8-year ban from competition in 2014 after failing a doping control based on his biological passport. His ban was backdated to 13 September 2013, with his ban due to expire in 2021.
International competitions 2003World Cross Country ChampionshipsLausanne, Switzerland43rdShort race11:5513thTeam163 ptsEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsEdinburgh, United Kingdom14thSenior race31:363rdTeam57 pts2004World Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium47thSenior race38:3313thTeam234 ptsEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsHeringsdorf, Germany11thSenior race28:255thTeam104 pts2005World Cross Country ChampionshipsSaint-Galmier, France46thSenior race38:118thTeam212 ptsEuropean 10,000m CupBarakaldo, Spain —10,000 mEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands11thSenior race27:395thTeam94 pts2006World Cross Country ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan25thSenior race36:577thTeam152 ptsEuropean 10,000m CupAntalya, Turkey15th10,000 m29:10.18European Cross Country ChampionshipsSan Giorgio su Legnano, Italy —Senior race (28:03)2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany13thMarathon2:14:484thTeam6:42:592010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain —MarathonEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland56thSenior race35:2113thTeam221 pts2012European Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary —Senior race
National titles Portuguese Cross Country Championships Long course: 2004, 2005Portuguese Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
Personal bests 3000 m: 8:04.60 min (2005) 5000 m: 13:54.60 min (2006) 10,000 m: 29:10.18 min (2006) Half marathon: 1:02:58 (2009) Marathon: 2:12:09 (2009) 3000 m steeplechase: 8:49.82 min (2002)
See also List of doping cases in athletics Portugal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships Portugal at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
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