Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te tau 1992, ko da Silva te tuarua i te Marathon o Los Angeles. I te wa o te whakataetae, i mau ia i muri i te motuka pāpāho, i aukati i a ia ki te whai i te toa o te whakataetae a John Treacy. I muri mai i taua tau, i mutu ia i te tuarima i te Boston Marathon, i te wa o te 2:11:53. I whakataetae a Da Silva i te
i te whakataetae marathon i te 1992 Summer Olympics i Barcelona, Spain. I oti ia i te 56th i roto i te waa o te 2: 26:00.