Germán Silva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Germán Silva

Mexican marathon runner and two-time New York winner

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1968

Place of Birth: Zacatlán Municipality, Puebla, Mexico

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Germán Silva Martínez (born 9 January 1968 in Zacatlán, Puebla) is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.
His foremost achievements were back-to-back victories at the New York City Marathon in 1994 and 1995.
He represented Mexico twice at the Summer Olympics, in 1992 and 1996.
He also competed at the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions.
His personal best for the marathon is two hours, eight minutes, and 56 seconds. Outside marathon running, he was the silver medallist at the 1994 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (where he set the Mexican record of 1:00:28) and won a gold medal in the steeplechase at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games.