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Luís Novo
Luís Azevedo da Silva Novo (born May 29, 1970 in Oliveira do Bairro) is a male long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 2001 edition of the Vienna Marathon, clocking 2:10.28. He ended up in fourth place in the men's marathon at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, 1999 World Championships. He set het personal best time (2:09.41) in 2002 at the Berlin Marathon, when he finished in seventh place. Novo represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 50th place. Achievements References *Profile 1970 births Living people Portuguese male long-distance runners Portuguese male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal People from Oliveira do Bairro Sportspeople from Aveiro District {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveira Do Bairro
Oliveira do Bairro () is a town and a municipality in the district of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,729, in an area of 335.27 km2. It had 16,994 eligible voters in 2006. The town itself had a population of 3,077 in 2001. The municipality is in the Bairrada area. The present Mayor is Duarte Novo. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. Demographics Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias''): * Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa * Oiã * Oliveira do Bairro * Palhaça Cultural institutions * União Filarmónica do Troviscal, Troviscal - Aveiro, conducted by André Granjo Twinning cities Oliveira do Bairro is twinned with two cities: : Benguela, Angola and : Lamballe, France Notable people * Ilda Figueiredo (born 1948 in Troviscal, Oliveira do Bairro) a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Portuguese Communist Party * João Tomás (born 1975) a Portuguese retired footballer w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |