António Pinto (runner) explained

António Coelho Pinto (born 22 March 1966) is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner. He was born in Vila Garcia, Amarante.

Pinto won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the 10,000 metres final at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary. Pinto's best time in the marathon is 2:06:36. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, beginning in 1988. He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1998.[1] He retired in 2002.

Achievements

Representing
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia14th10,000m28:26.68
1991Italian MarathonCarpi, Italy7thMarathon2:12:39
1992London, United Kingdom1stMarathon2:10:02
1994Paris MarathonParis, France2ndMarathon2:10:58
Helsinki, Finland9thMarathon
Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany1stMarathon2:08:31
1995London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom3rdMarathon2:08:48
Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany3rdMarathon2:08:57
1996Tokyo MarathonTokyo, Japan2ndMarathon2:08:38
Atlanta, United States14thMarathon
1997London, United Kingdom1stMarathon2:07:55
Athens, Greece - MarathonDNF
1998Lisbon Half MarathonLisbon, Portugal1stHalf marathon59:43
London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom3rdMarathon2:08:13
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungarybgcolor=gold1st10,000m27:12.47
Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan13thMarathon2:12:28
1999London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom2ndMarathon2:09:00
2000London, United Kingdom1stMarathon2:06:36
Sydney, Australia11thMarathon2:15:17
Glasgow, Scotland1stHalf Marathon1:02:04[2]
2001London, United Kingdom3rdMarathon2:09:36
2002London, United Kingdom7thMarathon2:09:10

References

  1. https://www.arrs.run/HP_LisHM.htm Lisbon Half Marathon winners
  2. Web site: Great Scottish Run results 1979-2012 . Association of Road Racing Statisticians.

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