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Portugal At The 2016 European Athletics Championships
Portugal competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. On 27 June 2016, the Portuguese Athletics Federation announced the list of 33 athletes taking part in the championships, which included 16 men and 17 women. Medalists Results Men ;Track & road events ;Field events Women ;Track & road events ;Field events References {{DEFAULTSORT:Portugal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ... Nations at the 2016 European Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Athletics Federation
Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Portugal. History The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo was founded on 5 November 1921, under the name "Federação Portuguesa de Sports Atléticos". It is headquartered in Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras. It's an independent sports governing body, of public interest, non-profit, ruled by their own code. The Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo (FPAtletismo) organizes the Portuguese Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Championships. It has 21 regional associations, promoting and directing the practice of athletics, in men's and women's. In according with the International Association of Athletics Federations in which is a member, it also organizes doping tests in official competitions, as outside them, so it can detect doping in athletics. Portugal in Athletics In the Olympic Games, Portugal has won 10 medals at Athletics, including the country's only 4 gold medals. Kits Portugal's kits are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lima
David Gerson Semedo Neves Lima (born 6 September 1990) is a Portuguese athlete competing in sprinting events. He has represented Portugal at two European Championships and one World Championships. At club level, he competes for S.L. Benfica. International competitions 1Did not start in the semifinals Personal bests Source: Outdoor *100 metres – 10.05 (2.0 m/s, Madrid 2017) *200 metres – 20.30 (0.6 m/s, La Chaux du Fonds 2017) Indoor *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 21.19 (Sheffield 2016) References 1990 births Living people Athletes from Lisbon Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Mediterranean Games competitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora GCIH (born 20 April 1984) is an Ivory Coast-born Portuguese track and field athlete who specializes in the triple jump. Évora is a former outdoor Olympic, World, and European triple jump champion. He has also won a European indoor title and the World indoor tour in triple jump. Évora competes at national level for Portugal and at club level for FC Barcelona. He represented Cape Verde until 2002, when he got Portuguese citizenship in June that year. Biography Born in Ouragahio, Ivory Coast, where his parents had come to live from Cape Verde, Évora and his family moved to Portugal when he was five years old.Top sportsmen find support in faith Baha'i World News Service. 11 August 2004 He still holds the Cape Verdean records in both the long jump (7.57 m) and the triple jump (16.15 m). Évora's family settled i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Ribeiro (athlete)
Pedro Ribeiro may refer to: * Pedro Ribeiro (footballer, born 1979), Portuguese football right-back *Pedro Ribeiro (footballer, born 1983) Portuguese football centre-back *Pedro Ribeiro (football manager) Pedro Ricardo Torres Ribeiro (born 26 November 1985) is a Portuguese football manager in charge of Académico de Viseu. Career Born in Guimarães, Braga District, Ribeiro had a modest career as a football player, and started his coaching car ... (born 1985), Portuguese football manager * Pedro Ribeiro (Brazilian footballer) (born 1990), Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Pedro Ribeiro (footballer, born 1995), Portuguese football midfielder * Pedro Ribeiro Ferreira (born 1997), Portuguese trampoline gymnast {{hndis, Ribeiro, Pedro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Pedro Silva
Rui Pedro Silva (born 6 May 1981 in Santo Tirso) is a Portuguese track and field athlete specialized in long distance and cross country running. With Benfica, he won the Portuguese Road Men's Championship on 12 January 2014, repeating the achievement of 2009. On 11 January 2015, he won the title again in the same competition. Competition record Personal Bests *1500m - 3:52.77 (2002) *3000m - 8:02.37 (2005) * 5000m - 13:48.87 (2010) *10000m - 28:01.63 (2009) * 3000m Steeplechase - 8:52.66 (2002) *Half Marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ... - 1:02:38 (2012) * Marathon - 2:12:15 (2012) References External links * 1981 births Living people People from Santo Tirso Portuguese male middle-distance runners Portuguese male long-distance runners Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Pinto (athlete)
Rui Pedro Gonçalves Pinto (born 20 October 1988) is a Portuguese activist, whistleblower, creator of the Football Leaks website, and responsible for ''Malta Files'' and '' Luanda Leaks'' revelations. Pinto created the ''Football Leaks'' website in September 2015, with the intention of revealing the financial picture of association football, including the tax avoidance schemes used by top players and the controversial third-party ownership models used by clubs. He is being accused of having used illegal methods to gather the data he leaked, by accessing private servers and downloading hundreds of internal documents and communications. Pinto was arrested in Budapest, Hungary, in January 2019 at the request of the Portuguese authorities on suspicion of attempted qualified extortion, violation of secrecy and illegally accessing information. He was released in August 2020. In July 2023, Pinto was charged for 377 crimes in a new process related to, but not limited to, illegally acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Moreira (athlete)
José Filipe da Silva Moreira (born 20 March 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career with Benfica, appearing in 148 competitive matches and making his Primeira Liga debut at 19. He also competed in Wales and Cyprus. Moreira earned 79 caps for Portugal across all youth levels, and was part of the senior team squad at Euro 2004. Club career Early years Born in Massarelos, Porto, Moreira preferred to play as an attacking midfielder in his early years but, following the advice of his father José, soon changed his position and took trials for S.C. Salgueiros. In 1997, aged 15, Moreira caught the eye of the biggest Portuguese teams — Sporting CP, FC Porto, Boavista F.C. and S.L. Benfica. The latter made the best bid to Salgueiros and won the race to sign him, but it was later decided it was best to keep him at the club for two more years; when he arrived to the Estádio da Luz he was called for a mini-tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's Half Marathon
The men's half marathon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place on the streets of Amsterdam on 10 July. The start and finish of the race were on the Museumplein The Museumplein (; ) is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum â .... Due to 2016 being an Olympic year the marathon is replaced by a half marathon. This is the first time that the half marathon has been run during the European Championships. Records Schedule Results Final Individual Team References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 European Athletics Championships, Men's Half marathon Half marathon M Half marathons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Barata
Samuel Vila Barata (born 19 July 1993) is a Portuguese long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland. Career Barata represented Portugal at the European Athletics Championships both in 2016 and in 2018. In 2016, he competed in the men's half marathon and in 2018, he competed in the men's 10,000 metres event. Barata represented Portugal at the 2017 Summer Universiade, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in the men's half marathon event. He did not finish his race. He finished in 5th place in the men's 10,000 metres event. In 2021, Barata competed in the men's 3000 metres event at the European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland. Achievements Personal bests Outdoor *1500 metres – 3:45.20 (Braga 2023) *3000 metres – 8:01.05 (Lisbon 2020) *5000 metres – 13:31.90 (Vienna 2021) *10,000 metres – 28:03.94 (Coimbra 2021) * 5K – 13:58 (Lisbon 2021) * 10K – 28:12 (V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ... on 9 and 10 July. Records Schedule Results Round 1 First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final. Final References External links amsterdam2016.org official championship site. {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 European Athletics Championships, Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay Relay 4 x 100 M Relays at the European Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, GOIH (born 22 November 1978) is a retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter, who specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres. He was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 metres. In the same race, he set the former European record in the event at 9.86 seconds, which stood for nearly 17 years. Biography Obikwelu was born in Onitsha, Nigeria. At the age of 14, one of Obikwelu's football coaches noticed him and suggested he try out athletics. After two years, he represented Nigeria in the 1994 African Junior Championships and won the silver medal in the 400 metres. Obikwelu moved to Lisbon, Portugal as a 16-year-old. After being rejected by both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal, he worked as a construction worker in the Algarve. He decided to learn Portuguese, and his teacher put him in contact with sports club Belenenses, where he resumed practising. While living in Portugal, Obikwelu was adopted by a lady w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
