#Portugal #Olympic bronze medal Rui Silva Athens 2004 leaving #SportingCP after 19 yrs to join #Benfica has a runner and technical director

ull name	Rui Manuel Monteiro Silva
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	August 3, 1977 (age 39) Santarém, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field (Running)
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m
Club	Sporting Clube de Portugal
Achievements and titles
World finals	Lisbon 2001 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold
Regional finals	Valencia 1998 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold Vienna 2002 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold Turin 2009 (indoor): 1500 m – Gold Leiria 2009: 1500 m – Gold
Olympic finals	Athens 2004: 1500 m – Bronze
Medal record[hide] Olympic Games 2004 Athens 1500 m World Championships 2005 Helsinki 1500 m World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon 1500 m 2004 Budapest 3000 m European Championships 1998 Budapest 1500 m 2002 Munich 1500 m European Indoor Championships 1998 Valencia 1500 m 2002 Vienna 1500 m 2009 Torino 1500 m 2009 Portugal 1500 m 2000 Ghent 3000 m

Sporting confirmed Thursday that Rui Silva, multiple national and international medalist champion - where stands the bronze in the 1500 meters of the Olympic Games Atenas'2004 - will leave the club after 19 years.

Benfica will be the athlete  destination, which will also take technical functions.