Germán Silva

Mexican marathon runner and two-time New York winner
Person human Q1514326
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Summary

Germán Silva was born on January 9, 1968[1], in Zacatlán Municipality[2]. He has worked as a marathon runner[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Zacatlán[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Mexico[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Sport: athletics[8]
  • Family name: Silva[9]
  • Given name: Germán[10]
  • Participant in: 1996 Summer Olympics[11], 1992 Summer Olympics[12]
  • Country for sport: Mexico[13]
  • Sports discipline competed in: marathon[14]

Why It Matters

Germán Silva has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was Germán Silva born?

Germán Silva's place of birth was Zacatlán Municipality[2].

What did Germán Silva do for work?

Germán Silva worked as a marathon runner[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Zacatlán Municipality, Zacatlán
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 16d ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'nl', 'pt']
    Athletics podium person id → 5841
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Athletics podium person id: 5841, add P13725 (5841) via [[toolforge:trackbot|athpod]]"
  3. 5w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Germán
    Country of citizenship → Mexico
    Instance of → human
    Country for sport → Mexico
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53143|batch #53143]]"
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