António Abrantes Explained
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
| Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
| Sport: | Running |
| Event: | 800 metres |
| Club: | Benfica Lisbon |
António da Cunha Meneses Martins Abrantes (born 15 May 1968 in Lisbon[1]) is a retired Portuguese middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He represented his country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 1:46.23 outdoors (Maia 1995) and 1:50.94 indoors (Barcelona 1995).
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 24th (sf) | 400 m | 48.33 |
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 47.53 |
| European Junior Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.74 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 35th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.01 |
| 14th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.75 |
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 16th (sf) | 800 m | 1:50.96 |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th (sf) | 800 m | 1:52.29 |
| Ibero-American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 5th | 800m | 1:48.30 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 24th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.91 |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 20th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.36 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 40th (h) | 800 m | 1:50.89 |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 3rd (h) | 800 m | 1:50.74 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.61 |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 13th (h) | 800 m | 1:50.94 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 1:48.10 |
| Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.19 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.48 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 33rd (h) | 800 m | 1:47.73 | |
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110850/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ab/antonio-abrantes-1.html Sports-Reference profile
