Ruben Sança Explained

Ruben Sança
Fullname:Ruben Sança
Nationality:Cape Verdean
Birth Date:13 December 1986[1] [2]
Birth Place:Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Residence:Lowell, Massachusetts
Height:6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [3]
Weight:154 lbs (70 kg)
Sport:Track, Long-distance running
Event:1500 meters, 5000 meters, Marathon
Collegeteam:Umass Lowell
Club:Whirlaway Racing Team
Pb:1500 meters

3:49.17[4]
10,000 meters: 29:49.48
Half Marathon: 1:05:24
Marathon: 2:18:47

Ruben Pascal 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.[5]

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.

Major competition record

Representing
2009Lisbon, Portugal6th1500 m3:55.10
2011New Bedford Half MarathonNew Bedford, United States1stHalf Marathon1:05:24
2011Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands17thMarathon2:18:47
2011World ChampionshipDaegu, South Korea48thMarathon2:34:40
2011Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas MarathonLas Vegas, United States16thHalf Marathon1:07:14
2012London, England40th5000 m14:35.19
2014Lusophony GamesGoa, India1st5000 m14:28.48
2014New Bedford Half MarathonNew Bedford, United States1stHalf Marathon1:05:52
2014Boston MarathonBoston, United States20thMarathon2:19:05
2014Twin Cities MarathonMinneapolis, United StatesDNF MarathonInjury at 25 km
2014Macau Half MarathonMacau, China2ndHalf Marathon1:08:19
2015Boston MarathonBoston, United States24thMarathon2:21:58
2015BAA Half MarathonBoston, United States8thHalf Marathon1:09:51
2015Valencia MarathonValencia, SpainDNFMarathonInjury at 30 km
2016Jacksonville Half MarathonJacksonville, United States37thHalf Marathon1:06:25
2016London MarathonLondon, England32ndMarathon2:21:35
2016Great North RunSouth Shields, England12thHalf Marathon1:05:53
2016Macau Half MarathonMacau, China3rdHalf Marathon1:08:42
2017New Bedford Half MarathonNew Bedford, United States2ndHalf Marathon1:06:54
2017Bangkok Midnight MarathonBangkok, Thailand3rdMarathon2:53:17
2017Baystate MarathonLowell, United States2ndMarathon2:24:15
2018New Bedford Half MarathonNew Bedford, United States4thHalf Marathon1:07:43
2018O'Djo D'Agua Half MarathonSanta Maria, Cape Verde1stHalf Marathon1:10:52
2018Boston MarathonBoston, United StatesDNFMarathonHypothermia at 30 km
2018Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany29thMarathon2:21:01

Personal bests

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

External links

Video

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Ruben Sança . IAAF. 14 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Ruben Sança Birthday and Facts . 18 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Ruben Sança Birthday and Facts . 18 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Profile of Ruben Sança. All-Athletics.
  5. Web site: Cape Verde at the 2012 London Summer Games Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092025/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CPV/summer/2012/. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2016-06-21.