Carlos Almeida (athlete) explained

Carlos Almeida
Fullname:Carlos Almeida
Nationality:Cape Verdean
Birth Date:20 March 1968[1]
Country:Cape Verde
Sport:Athletics
Event:long-distances
Updated:3 January 2014

Carlos Almeida (born 20 March 1968) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner.

Career

Almeida first competed for Cape Verde at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal where he placed 138th in the Men's short race in a time of 13:29. At the 25th running of Madrid Marathon in April 2002, Almeida recorded a personal best time of 2:25:50. The following year at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, he finished 69th in the marathon with a time of 2:33:31.

Personal bests

Below is Carlos Almeida's personal best times.[2]

EventTimeVenueDateRecordsNotes
15 km (road)48:02Samora Correia, Portugal8 December 2002
Half marathon1:08:47Lisbon, Portugal24 March 2002
Marathon2:25:50Madrid, Spain28 April 2002

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Carlos Almeida. IAAF. 3 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Profile of Carlos Almeida. all-athletics.com. 3 January 2014.