Portuguese athletes Portuguese athletes Carla Cristina Paquete Sacramento (born December 10, 1971 in São Sebastião da Pedreira) is a middle distance runner from Portugal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carla Sacramento"
Carlos Calado (born October 5, 1975 in Alcanena) is an athlete from Portugal, who specialises in the long jump. His last major competition was in triple jump at the European Indoor Championships in early 2005, where he was knocked out in the qualifying round. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carlos Calado"
Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, pron. IPA / /, (born February 18, 1947) is a famous former Portuguese long-distance athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles. He brought Portugal's first ever Olympic gold medal along with a new Olympic record - 2:09.21 - which remains unbeatable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carlos Lopes"
Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, pron. IPA / /, (born June 23rd, 1969), a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. She achieved the top of her career in the 1996 Summer Olympics where she won the women's 10,000m gold medal, giving Portugal their 3rd Olympic gold (all in the long distance), and establishing a new olympic record - 31:01.63. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fernanda Ribeiro"
Francis Obirah Obikwelu, born November 22, 1978 in Nigeria and Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 m and 200 m, who finished second in the 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the first medal ever in athletics sprinting events for Portugal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francis Obikwelu"
Rosa Mota, pron. IPA / /, (b. June 29, 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes. She is also considered to have been one of the best marathon runners of the 20th Century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rosa Mota"
Rui Silva (born August 3, 1977) is a Portuguese athlete. He is the national champion at 1500m and an international athlete in that distance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rui Silva"
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