Clarisse Cruz (born 9 July 1978 in Ovar) is a Portuguese runner who specialises in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

Competitions

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 ...

she won the silver medal in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event with a time of 9:55.24. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

she ran in heat 1 of round 1 of the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event, finishing overall in round 1 in 34th place with a time of 9:49.45. She competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the

2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF ...

. In round 1 she finished in 10th place in heat 1 with a time of 10:06.96 and did not qualify for the final. She competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the

2012 European Athletics Championships The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years. ...

. In round 1 she qualified for the final with a personal best time of 9:40.30. In the final she finished in 9th place with a time of 9:47.76. She competed in the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. In round 1 she qualified by performance for the final with a personal best time of 9:30.06. She finished in 11th place in the final with a time of 9:32.44.

References

1978 births Living people People from Ovar Portuguese female steeplechase runners Portuguese female long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Portugal Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Aveiro District {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub