Full name Ruben Sanca Role Olympic athlete Nationality Cape Verdean Height 1.88 m | Club Whirlaway Racing Team Weight 63 kg Name Ruben Sanca | |
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Born December 13, 1986 (age 37) ( 1986-12-13 ) Santa Maria, Cape Verde Sport Track, Long-distance running Event(s) 1500 meters, 5000 meters, Marathon Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:49.17
10,000 meters: 29:49.48
Half Marathon: 1:05:24
Marathon: 2:18:47 Education University of Massachusetts Lowell Residence Lowell, Massachusetts, United States College team University of Massachusetts Lowell | ||
Ruben sanca umass lowell world class runner
Rúben Pascoal Sança (born December 13, 1986) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He attended and ran for the University of Massachusetts Lowell, after which he began training under Gary Gardner as a member of the Whirlaway Racing Team. Sança is the current Cape Verdean record-holder at 3,000 m indoors at 8:07.50, the 5000 m indoors at 13:56.46, the 5000 m outdoors at 14:05.39, road 5 km at 14:11 and the marathon at 2:18:47. He was one of three members of the 2012 Cape Verdean Olympic team.
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Ruben sanca goes to london
Running career
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 5000 metres, finishing 40th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. Soon after the London Olympics, he underwent knee surgery to remove a benign tumor in his right knee, which had affected him throughout the Olympics. He returned to the marathon on April 21, 2014, finishing in 21st place with a time of 2:19:05 at the 2014 Boston Marathon.
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