Rui Silva

Portuguese middle and long-distance runner
Person human Q452188
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Rui Silva

Summary

Rui Silva is a human[1]. His place of birth was Santarém[2]. He was born on +1977-08-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a long-distance runner[4], middle-distance runner[5], and athletics competitor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rui Silva was born in Santarém[2].
  • Rui Silva was born on +1977-08-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Rui Silva was Patrícia Silva[8].
  • Rui Silva held citizenship in Portugal[9].
  • Portuguese was Rui Silva's native language[10].
  • Rui Silva worked as a long-distance runner[4].
  • Rui Silva's professions included middle-distance runner[5].
  • Rui Silva's professions included athletics competitor[6].
  • Rui Silva received the Commander of the Order of Prince Henry[11].
  • Rui Silva received the Knight of the Order of Prince Henry[12].
  • Rui Silva's image is recorded as Rui Silva Berlin 2009-2.JPG[13].
  • Rui Silva is recorded as male[14].
  • Rui Silva's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Rui Silva's Commons category is recorded as Rui Silva[16].
  • Rui Silva's sport is recorded as athletics[17].
  • Rui Silva's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b0k1b[18].
  • Rui Silva's family name is recorded as Silva[19].
  • Rui Silva's given name is recorded as Rui[20].
  • Rui Silva's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14218604[21].
  • Rui Silva's participant in is recorded as 2004 Summer Olympics[22].
  • Rui Silva's participant in is recorded as 2000 Summer Olympics[23].
  • Rui Silva's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[24].
  • Rui Silva's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as si/rui-silva-1[25].
  • Rui Silva's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Rui Manuel Monteiro Silva'}[26].
  • Rui Silva's country for sport is recorded as Portugal[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Rui Silva was born in Santarém[2]. He was born on +1977-08-03T00:00:00Z[3]. Portuguese was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include long-distance runner[4], middle-distance runner[5], and athletics competitor[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry[11], a grade of an order[28], in Portugal[29] and Knight of the Order of Prince Henry[12], a grade of an order[30], in Portugal[31].

Personal Life

A child of Rui Silva was Patrícia Silva[8].

Why It Matters

Rui Silva ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Rui Silva born?

Rui Silva's place of birth was Santarém[2].

What did Rui Silva do for work?

Rui Silva worked as long-distance runner[4], middle-distance runner[5], and athletics competitor[6].

What awards did Rui Silva receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of Prince Henry[11] and Knight of the Order of Prince Henry[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . prorunners.pt. prorunners.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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