Cristóbal Mauricio Silva Ibaceta (born October 12, 1979 in Santiago) is a Chilean amateur mountain biker.[1] He has won five Chilean national championship titles in men's mountain biking, and also represented his nation Chile in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008).[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cristóbal Mauricio Silva Ibaceta |
| Born | 12 October 1979 Santiago, Chile |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Cross-country |
Silva spotted officially on his major international debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he scored a fortieth place in the men's cross-country race with only a single lap left to complete.[3][4][5]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Silva qualified for his second Chilean squad in the men's cross-country race by receiving an automatic berth from the Chilean Cycling Federation (Spanish: Federación Ciclista de Chile) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), based on his best performance at the World and Pan American Championships and at the Mountain Biking World Series.[6] Silva could not upgrade again a complete cross-country distance from his ride in Athens, as he ended his course with only two laps to go and a thirty-sixth-place finish.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristóbal Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Cristóbal Silva gana circuito de mountainbike en los faldeos cordilleranos de La Florida" [Cristóbal Silva wins the mountain bike circuit on the mountains of La Florida] (in Spanish). La Segunda. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Cycling: Men's Cross-Country Race". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Jones, Rob (26 August 2004). "Absalon perfect as France defends gold". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Cristóbal Silva bajará el telón a la participación chilena en Atenas 2004" [Cristóbal Silva closes down the curtain for Chile in Athens 2004] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: mountainbike masculino aseguró otro cupo para Chile" [Beijing 2008: A male mountain biker has secured another spot for Chile] (in Spanish). La Nación (Chile). 8 January 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Men's Cross-Country Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Jones, Rob (23 August 2008). "French dominate the rest of the World". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Cristóbal Silva finalizó 36º en el mountainbike masculino" [Cristóbal Silva finished 36th in the men's mountain bike] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Cristóbal Silva at Cycling Archives (archived)