Portuguese long-distance runner
António Coelho Pinto (born 22 March 1966) is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner. He was born in Vila Garcia, Amarante.
Pinto won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the 10,000 metres final at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary. Pinto's best time in the marathon is 2:06:36. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, beginning in 1988. He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1998.[1] He retired in 2002.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Portugal
|
1990
|
European Championships
|
Split, Yugoslavia
|
14th
|
10,000m
|
28:26.68
|
1991
|
Italian Marathon
|
Carpi, Italy
|
7th
|
Marathon
|
2:12:39
|
1992
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:10:02
|
1994
|
Paris Marathon
|
Paris, France
|
2nd
|
Marathon
|
2:10:58
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
9th
|
Marathon
|
2:13:24
|
Berlin Marathon
|
Berlin, Germany
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:08:31
|
1995
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
3rd
|
Marathon
|
2:08:48
|
Berlin Marathon
|
Berlin, Germany
|
3rd
|
Marathon
|
2:08:57
|
1996
|
Tokyo Marathon
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2nd
|
Marathon
|
2:08:38
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, United States
|
14th
|
Marathon
|
2:16:41
|
1997
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:07:55
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
—
|
Marathon
|
DNF
|
1998
|
Lisbon Half Marathon
|
Lisbon, Portugal
|
1st
|
Half marathon
|
59:43
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
3rd
|
Marathon
|
2:08:13
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
1st
|
10,000m
|
27:12.47
|
Fukuoka Marathon
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
13th
|
Marathon
|
2:12:28
|
1999
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
2nd
|
Marathon
|
2:09:00
|
2000
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
1st
|
Marathon
|
2:06:36
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
11th
|
Marathon
|
2:15:17
|
Great Scottish Run
|
Glasgow, Scotland
|
1st
|
Half Marathon
|
1:02:04[2]
|
2001
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
3rd
|
Marathon
|
2:09:36
|
2002
|
London Marathon
|
London, United Kingdom
|
7th
|
Marathon
|
2:09:10
|
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