Augusto Ramos Soares (born 22 August 1986 in Baucau, Timor Timur,

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) is an

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ese

long distance runner Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

. He represented his country in the marathon event at the

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in London, finishing in 84th place. He was also East Timor's flag-bearer at the 2012 Games. He was inspired to run by a visit to his school by

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, East Timor's first Olympic athlete. His pre-Olympic personal best was 2:30:04. He qualified for the

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but did not participate. He came second at the

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Marathon in 2010 and 2011. He competed for East Timor at the

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in the men's 1500 metres event. He finished 12th in his heat and did not qualify for the semifinals. However, he did run a personal best with a time of 4:11.35. He was the flag bearer for East Timor during the closing ceremony.

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* 1986 births Living people People from Baucau District East Timorese male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of East Timor Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics East Timorese male marathon runners {{eastTimor-athletics-bio-stub