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

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in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the 10,000 metres final at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in

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. Pinto's best time in the

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is 2:06:36. He competed in four consecutive

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for his native country, beginning in 1988. He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1998.Lisbon Half Marathon winners
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* * 1966 births Living people Portuguese male long-distance runners Portuguese male marathon runners London Marathon male winners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Portugal European Athletics Championships medalists Berlin Marathon male winners 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub