Luís Filipe Jesus (born 19 November 1968) is a

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long-distance runner. He set his personal best (2:08:55) in the marathon in 2006 (Paris). He finished fourteenth in the short race at the 1998 World Cross Country Championships and seventh at the

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. In the marathon he finished eighteenth at the 2005 World Championships and tenth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships. Jesus competed in track distances at the World Championships in

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and

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, without reaching the finals.

Achievements

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

- 3:37.43 min (1995) * 5000 metres - 13:28.66 min (1995) *

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...

- 28:06.70 min (1993) *

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 ...

- 1:00:56 hrs (1998) * Marathon - 2:08:55 hrs (2006)

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1968 births Living people Portuguese male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Portugal Portuguese male marathon runners {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub