Ruben Sança

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.^[4]

Ruben Sança

Sança in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Ruben Sança
Nationality	Cape Verdean
Born	(1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 37)[1][2] Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [2]
Weight	154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)	1500 meters, 5000 meters, Marathon
College team	Umass Lowell
Club	Whirlaway Racing Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 meters: 3:49.17[3] 10,000 meters: 29:49.48[3] Half Marathon: 1:05:24[3] Marathon: 2:18:47[3]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Cape Verde Lusophony Games 2014 Lusophony Games 5000 m

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.^[5] 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cape Verde
2009	Lusophony Games	Lisbon, Portugal	6th	1500 m	3:55.10
2011	New Bedford Half Marathon	New Bedford, United States	1st	Half Marathon	1:05:24
2011	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	17th	Marathon	2:18:47
2011	World Championship	Daegu, South Korea	48th	Marathon	2:34:40
2011	Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon	Las Vegas, United States	16th	Half Marathon	1:07:14
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	40th	5000 m	14:35.19
2014	Lusophony Games	Goa, India	1st	5000 m	14:28.48
2014	New Bedford Half Marathon	New Bedford, United States	1st	Half Marathon	1:05:52
2014	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	20th	Marathon	2:19:05
2014	Twin Cities Marathon	Minneapolis, United States	DNF	Marathon	Injury at 25 km
2014	Macau Half Marathon	Macau, China	2nd	Half Marathon	1:08:19
2015	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	24th	Marathon	2:21:58
2015	BAA Half Marathon	Boston, United States	8th	Half Marathon	1:09:51
2015	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	DNF	Marathon	Injury at 30 km
2016	Jacksonville Half Marathon	Jacksonville, United States	37th	Half Marathon	1:06:25
2016	London Marathon	London, England	32nd	Marathon	2:21:35
2016	Great North Run	South Shields, England	12th	Half Marathon	1:05:53
2016	Macau Half Marathon	Macau, China	3rd	Half Marathon	1:08:42
2017	New Bedford Half Marathon	New Bedford, United States	2nd	Half Marathon	1:06:54
2017	Bangkok Midnight Marathon	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	Marathon	2:53:17
2017	Baystate Marathon	Lowell, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:24:15
2018	New Bedford Half Marathon	New Bedford, United States	4th	Half Marathon	1:07:43
2018	O'Djo D'Agua Half Marathon	Santa Maria, Cape Verde	1st	Half Marathon	1:10:52
2018	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	DNF	Marathon	Hypothermia at 30 km
2018	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	29th	Marathon	2:21:01

Personal bests

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

External links

• Official Website
• Ruben Sança at World Athletics
• Ruben Sança on Twitter
• Ruben Sança CPV on Facebook
• Ruben Sança: London 2012 Olympian
• Ruben Sanca Runs to Gold in the Lusofonia Games

Video

• Interview: Ruben Sanca: UMass Lowell - World Class Runner
• Training: Emily Maye // Tracksmith: Ruben Sanca
• Hall of Fame: UMass Lowell: Hall of Fame Speech

References

1. "Profile of Ruben Sança". IAAF. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
2. "Ruben Sança Birthday and Facts". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
3. All-Athletics. "Profile of Ruben Sança".
4. "Cape Verde at the 2012 London Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
5. "Ruben Sanca". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.