Silvio Román Guerra Burbano (born September 18, 1968 in San Gabriel,

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) an

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runner.

Career

A member of ''Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha'' he represented Ecuador at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, United States, the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He has won many tournaments. He has held the Ecuadorian marathon record since 1997, 2:09:49. This was achieved at the

Chicago Marathon The Chicago Marathon is a marathon (long-distance foot race) held every October in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the six World Marathon Majors. Thus, it is also a World Athletics Label Road Race. The Chicago Marathon is the fourth-largest r ...

. Guerra has won numerous medals at the

South American Cross Country Championships The South American Cross Country Championships is an annual continental cross country running competition for athletes from South America or, more specifically, member countries of CONSUDATLE. It was first held in 1986, making it the oldest of t ...

: starting with a silver medal in 1993, gold the following year, a second silver in 2000, and finally a bronze medal in 2005.Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.

Achievements

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guerra, Silvio 1968 births Living people People from San Gabriel, Ecuador Ecuadorian male long-distance runners Ecuadorian male marathon runners Ecuadorian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Ecuadorian people 21st-century Ecuadorian people