German Silvia has certainly earned a place among the best Mexican and Latin American long distance runners of all times. The two-time New York Marathon and two-time Olympic finalist shows an impressive pedigree as a result of a consistent hard work and mental strength.

Germán Silva Martínez

Born January 9, 1968, Zacatlán, Puebla.

Personal bests

Road
Marathon: 2:08.56 (Boston, 1996)
Half Marathon: 1:00.28 (Oslo 1994)
10km: 28:02 (Cleveland, 1993), 28:20 (Bolzano, 1997)?

Track
10.000m: 27:46.52(Montreal, 1992)
5.000m: 13:26.11 (Oslo, 1993)
3.000m Steeplechase: 8:33.52 (Poznan, 1989)
1.500m: 3:46 (Berlin 1989)

Top honors

1998   2nd             Monterrey 21K Half Marathon
1998   4th             Goodwill Games New York
1998   6th            Boston Marathon
1997   5th            New York City Marathon
1997   4th             Boston Marathon
1996   4th            San Silvestre Race, Brazil
1996   6th            Olympic Marathon, Atlanta
1995   1st            New York City Marathon
1995   13th            World Championships 10.000m Gothenburg
1995   2nd             Tokyo Half Marathon
1994   3rd             San Silvestre Race, Brazil
1994   1st            New York City Marathon
1994   3rd            London Marathon
1994   2nd            World Half Marathon Championships
1993   9th            World Championships 10.000m Stuttgart
1992   6th             Olympic Games 10.000m Barcelona
1991   2nd            World Road Relay Championships
1990   1st             CAC Central American and Caribbean Games, 3.000m ST
1988   3rd            Iberoamerican Championships 3.000m ST

Other road races
1998   4th             Beach To Bacon 10 km, Boston 1998
1998   3rd             Tilburg 10 miles, Holland 1998.
1998   4th             Sao Joao 13 km, Portugal 1998
1998   1st             Half Marathon, Egmond, Holland1998
1997   5th               San Silvestre Bolzano, Italy 1997
1997   4th             Val´Isere 1km uphill, France
1996   6th             Tokyo Half Marathon
1996   1st             Mexican Olympic qualifier, Ixtapa
1996   11th             London Marathon
1995   1st             Peachtree 10km Atlanta
1995   2nd             Castelbuono 10 km, Sicily
1994   3rd             Noel Course 8km Issy-Ies-Moulineaux, France
1994   2nd             Bix 7 miles, USA
1994   3rd             Revco 10km, Cleveland
1993   3rd               Half Marathon, Egmond, Holanda
1993   11th             Bislett Games, 5,000m, Oslo
1993   5th             DN Galán, 10,000m, Stockholm
1993   1st             Revco 10km Cleveland
1993   2nd             Lilac Bloomsday 12km, Spokane
1993   3rd            Diet Pepsi 5 miles, Puerto Rico
1993   2nd            James Stewert Relays, LA
1992   2nd             Arturo Barrios invitational 10km, San Diego 1992
1991   3rd             Bay To Breakers 12km San Francisco 1991
1991   2nd             Lilac Bloomsday 12km Spokane, USA
1991   1st             Red Lobster 10km, Orlando
1990   1st             Lilac Bloomsday 12km Spokane
1990   1st             Old Reliable 10 km, Mobile
1990   2nd            Azalea Trail 10km, Alabama

Mexican races
1997   1st             Cuautla-IMSS-Oaxtepec
1996   1st             Cuautla-IMSS-Oaxtepec
1994   2nd             Carrera Internacional de Ciudad Juárez
1994   1st             Carrera de la Opinión, Poza Rica
1993   1st             Cuautla-IMSS-Oaxtepec
1993   1st             Oxxo Half Marathon, Chihuahua
1993   1st             Carrera de la Feria de Monterrey
1993   1st             Carrera del 50 aniversario del Tec de Monterrey
1993   1st             Half Marathon, Cordoba
1993   1st            Carrera contra la Drogadicción, Mexico City
1993   1st            Carrera de la Opinión, Poza Rica
1992   1sr             Monterrey Half Marathon
1990-92 1st             Carrera de la Opinión, Poza Rica