Euclides Varela (born 6 April 1982) is a

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long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

Career

Varela first competed for Cape Verde at the

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 589 participat ...

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where he placed 21st in heats of the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

in a time of 8:29.10. Seven months later at the

2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Moshood ...

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, he finished 13th in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

with a time of 14:53.83. In March 2004 at the World Indoor Championships in

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, Varela recorded his personal best time in the

with an 8:19.17, a then national record. Five months at the

2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (''Spanish: XI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the eleventh edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Iberoameri ...

in Huelva, Varela finished 9th in the

with PB of 14:26.37. At the

2006 Lusophony Games The 1st Lusophone Games ( pt, 1.os Jogos da Lusofonia; ) were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006. The 2006 Games were the first edition of this multi-sport event for Port ...

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, he completed in the half marathon which was won by his fellow countryman

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. Some four years later, at the

2010 Ibero-American Championships The 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''XIV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain from 4–6 June. A total ...

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Varela place 10th in the

in 15:29.61. At the 2010 edition of the São Silvestre da Amadora in

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, Varela finished in 4th place in 10 km run recording a national record time of 29:27.

Personal bests

Below is Euclides Varela's personal-best times

References

1982 births Living people Cape Verdean male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-athletics-bio-stub