Rúben Sança

Rúben Sança

Sança in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rúben Sança
Nationality Cape Verdean
Born (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986[1][2]
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Residence Lowell, Massachusetts
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [2]
Weight 154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport Track, Long-distance running
Event(s) 1500 meters, 5000 meters, Marathon
College team Umass Lowell
Club Whirlaway Racing Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:49.17[3]
10,000 meters: 29:49.48[3]
Half Marathon: 1:05:24[3]
Marathon: 2:18:47[3]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cape Verde
Lusophony Games
2014 Lusophony Games 5000 m

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.

Major competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cape Verde
2009 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 6th 1500 m 3:55.10
2011 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 1st Half Marathon 1:05:24
2011 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 17th Marathon 2:18:47
2011 World Championship Daegu, South Korea 48th Marathon 2:34:40
2011 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, United States 16th Half Marathon 1:07:14
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 40th 5000 m 14:35.19
2014 Lusophony Games Goa, India 1st 5000 m 14:28.48
2014 New Bedford Half Marathon New Bedford, United States 1st Half Marathon 1:05:52
2014 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 21st Marathon 2:19:05
2014 Twin Cities Marathon Minneapolis, United States DNF Marathon Hamstring injury at mile 17
2014 Macau Half Marathon Macau, China 2nd Half Marathon 1:08:19
2015 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 24th Marathon 2:21:58
2016 Jacksonville Half Marathon Jacksonville, United States 37th Half Marathon 1:06:25

Personal bests

Distance Time (min) Date Location
1500 m 3:49.17 5 May 2012 Waltham
Mile run (indoors) 4:07.37 12 February 2009 Boston
3000 m (indoors) 8:07.50 (NR) 29 January 2011 Boston
5000 m 14:05.39 (NR) 16 April 2012 Walnut
5000 m (indoors) 13:56.46 (NR)30 January 2010 Boston
5 km (road) 14:11 (NR) 25 February 2010 Armagh
10 km (road) 29:54 25 August 2013 Brockton
Half Marathon 1:05:24 20 March 2011 New Bedford
Marathon 2:18:47 (NR) 10 April 2011 Rotterdam

Video interview

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Ruben Sanca". IAAF. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ruben Sanca Birthday and Facts". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 All-Athletics. "Profile of Ruben Sanca".
  4. ↑ "Cape Verde at the 2012 London Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Ruben Sanca". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2012.


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