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Date of birth:
4 World Championships Bronzes
1984: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1993: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1999: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2000: 3xCCTEAMLONG
Cross Country Long Team Competition 4th at World Championships 1998
Cross Country Long Team Competition 4th at World Championships 1997
Cross Country Long Team Competition 4th at World Championships 1995
Cross Country Long Team Competition 4th at World Championships 1991
Cross Country Long Team Competition 4th at World Championships 1990
Cross Country Team Competition 5th at World Championships 2000
Cross Country Team Competition 5th at World Championships 1998
Cross Country Long Team Competition 5th at World Championships 2003
Cross Country Long Team Competition 5th at World Championships 2001
Cross Country Long Team Competition 5th at World Championships 1994
Cross Country Team Competition 6th at World Championships 2001
Cross Country Long Team Competition 6th at World Championships 1987
4 x 400m World Indoor Alltime no. 56 3:06.57 Glasgow 3 Mar 2024
4 x 200m World Alltime no. 23 1:24.53 Chorzów 2 May 2021
4 x 400m World Alltime no. 54 3:03.59 München 19 Aug 2022
4 x 100m World Alltime no. 40 38.65 Rieti 1 Aug 2015

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1952  43.01w    6h1Helsinki26 Jul
1965  41.8hw    4Enschede26 Jun
1967  42.2hw    4Athína24 Jun
1970  42.2hw    6h3Torino5 Sep
1973  41.6hw    3Lisboa30 Jun
1975  41.77w    6Lisboa14 Jun
1977  40.4hw    1Søllerød25 Jun
1979  41.39w    8Malmö30 Jun
1981  41.26w    6Warszawa4 Jul
1983  40.90w    2Lisboa20 Aug
1985  40.52w    NR2Schwechat10 Aug
1986  39.74w    NR8Stuttgart31 Aug
1987  40.10w    4h3Roma5 Sep
1988  39.61w    3h4Seoul30 Sep
1989  40.14w    2Dublin5 Aug
1990  39.33w    7Split31 Aug
1991  40.07w    1Viseu22 Jun
1992  40.30w    5h2Barcelona7 Aug
1993  40.64w    3Rotterdam12 Jun
1994  40.64w    2Dublin11 Jun
1995  46.22w    7Basel10 Jun
1996  40.22w    3Lisboa28 Jun
1997  39.37w    5h2Athína9 Aug
1998  40.06w    6Budapest5 Jun
1999  40.16w    5h1-22Göteborg1 Aug
2000  40.68w    1Maia6 Aug
2001  40.59w    7Vaasa23 Jun
2003  39.81w    4Velenje21 Jun
2004  40.20w    3Jerusalem5 Jul
2005  39.60w    2Madrid16 Jul
2006  39.18w    1Thessaloníki17 Jun
2007  39.37w   NU23R 2-22Debrecen15 Jul
2008  39.30w    3Uberlândia11 May
2009  39.02w    NR2r1Leiria20 Jun
2010  38.88w   NR 6Barcelona1 Aug
2011  39.09w    3h1Daegu4 Sep
2012  39.66w    4h1Helsinki30 Jun
2013  39.23w    1Luzern17 Jul
2014  38.79w   NR 5h2Zürich16 Aug
2015  38.65w   NR 1r2Rieti1 Aug
2016  38.95w   NU20R 2Lisboa19 Jun
2017  39.29w    2London9 Jul
2018  39.07w    7Berlin12 Aug
2019  39.05w    2Bern3 Aug
2021  39.88w    7Chorzów29 May
2022  39.48w    2r2Huelva25 May
2023  39.26w   NU18R 3r4Huelva6 Jun
 
4 x 200m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  1:24.53w    3Chorzów2 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
1999  1:27.66iw   NR Espinho6 Feb
2022  1:38.36iw    2rB-35Braga27 Feb
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1965  3:20.6hw    4Enschede27 Jun
1967  3:19.0hw    4Athína25 Jun
1970  3:17.4hw    8Torino6 Sep
1972  3:10.00w    7h1München9 Sep
1973  3:12.4hw    3Lisboa1 Jul
1975  3:13.55w    4Lisboa14 Jun
1977  3:12.95w    1Søllerød26 Jun
1979  3:14.9hw    2Luxembourg17 Jun
1981  3:11.92w    6Warszawa5 Jul
1983  3:14.13w    3Lisboa21 Aug
1985  3:08.76w    NR2Schwechat11 Aug
1987  3:09.14w    1Maia28 Jun
1988  3:07.75w    3h2Seoul30 Sep
1989  3:06.18w    2Dublin6 Aug
1991  3:08.56w    1Viseu23 Jun
1992  3:06.40w    3Bruxelles14 Jun
1993  3:08.68w    2Rotterdam13 Jun
1994  3:10.09w    3Dublin12 Jun
1995  3:05.48w   =NR 7Fukuoka3 Sep
1996  3:08.49w    6Lisboa29 Jun
1997  3:23.90w    8Dublin8 Jun
1998  3:06.68w    4Budapest6 Jun
1999  3:07.88w    1Tel Aviv13 Jun
2000  3:06.46w    3Bærum9 Jul
2001  3:09.15w    5Vaasa24 Jun
2002  3:07.92w    5Sevilla23 Jun
2003  3:05.59w    4Velenje22 Jun
2004  3:12.47w    7Istanbul20 Jun
2005  3:08.14w    5Leiria19 Jun
2006  3:13.18w    7Thessaloníki18 Jun
2007  3:08.43w    4Milano24 Jun
2008  3:08.10w    2Leiria22 Jun
2009  3:08.08w    5r1Leiria21 Jun
2010  3:10.04w    6r2Budapest20 Jun
2011  3:10.24w    5r1Stockholm/S19 Jun
2012  3:14.82w    9Bydgoszcz3 Jun
2013  3:16.35w    5rBDublin23 Jun
2014  3:09.90w    3rBTallinn22 Jun
2015  3:09.26w    3Mersin31 May
2017  3:12.74w    6Vaasa25 Jun
2021  3:09.82w    6Chorzów30 May
2022  3:03.59w   NR 6h1München19 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2024  3:06.57iw   NR 2h2Glasgow3 Mar
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  3:19.63w    2Minsk23 Jun
2021  3:21.51w    6h1Chorzów1 May
2023  3:14.06w   NR 5Chorzów25 Jun
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  3:22.36iw    3Glasgow5 Feb
 
Mixed 2x2x200 Metres Relay
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  1:44.68iw    5Glasgow5 Feb
 
Mixed Cross Country Relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  16.44w    10Tilburg9 Dec
2019  18:29.00w    6Lisboa8 Dec
2022  17:56w    10Venaria Reale11 Dec
 
Mixed 2x2x400 Metres Relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2021  3:51.69w    5Chorzów1 May
 
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2024  3:08.00w    32Antalya21 Apr

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
European Half Marathon Cup
EC 2016: 133:22:15
4 x 100m
OG 1952: 6h143.01
WUG 1970: 6h342.2h
ECp 1983: 240.90
ECp 1985: 240.52
EC 1986: 839.74 5h139.86
ECp 1987: DQ
WC 1987: 8s240.25 4h340.10
OG 1988: s2DQ 3h439.61
ECp 1989: 240.14
EC 1990: 739.33 3h140.01
OG 1992: 5h240.30
WJ 1994: 5h2-1941.64
WC 1997: 5h239.37
EJ 1999: 5h1-2240.16
WJ 2000: 3h2-1940.73
EJ 2007: 2-2239.37 2h2-2239.52
EJ 2009: 8-2240.36 4h1-2240.21
ETC 2009: 2r139.02
WC 2009: 4h239.25
EC 2010: 638.88 3h239.09
ETC-1 2010: 1r239.13
EJ 2011: 6-1941.20 3h2-1941.59
ETC 2011: 2r139.43
WC 2011: 3h139.09
EC 2012: 639.96 4h139.66
ECCC-B 2012: 5-1945.89
EJ 2013: 8-1940.94 5h2-2240.74 4h2-1940.32
ETC-1 2013: 339.89
EC 2014: 5h238.79 DNF
ETC-1 2014: 1rB39.60
ECCC 2015: 239.76
EJ 2015: h2-19DNF h1-22DQ
ETC-1 2015: DQ
EC 2016: 5h239.51
IbAmC 2016: h1DQ
WJ 2016: 6h1-1940.64
EJ 2017: 5-2239.88 3h2-2239.55
ETC-1 2017: 239.89
EC 2018: 739.07 5h139.09
MedG 2018: 339.28
EJ 2019: h2-22DNF
ETC-1 2019: 1rB39.79
ETC 2021: 739.88
IbAmC 2022: DNF
ETC 2023: 639.74
4 x 400m
WUG 1970: 83:17.4h
OG 1972: 7h13:10.00
ECp 1983: 33:14.13
ECp 1985: 23:08.76
ECp 1987: 13:09.14
OG 1988: 7s13:07.75 3h23:07.75
ECp 1989: 23:06.18
OG 1992: 7h13:10.11
WJ 1994: 5h2-193:15.56
WUG 1995: 73:05.48 2h23:07.67
EJ 2005: 8h2-193:15.92
ETC 2009: 5r13:08.08
ETC-1 2010: 6r23:10.04
ETC 2011: 5r13:10.24
ECCC-B 2012: 5-193:34.93
ETC-1 2013: 5rB3:16.35
ETC-1 2014: 3rB3:09.90
ECCC 2015: 33:09.26
ETC-1 2015: 53:10.04
ETC-1 2017: 63:12.74
ETC-1 2019: NM
ETC 2021: 63:09.82
EC 2022: 6h13:03.59
IbAmC 2022: 33:07.23
4 x 400m Mixed relay
ETC 2023: 53:14.06
WC 2023: 8h13:15.75
Sprint Medley
EYOF 2023: 3h1-171:54.49 -17DQ
Mixed Cross Country Relay
EC 2018: 1016.44
EC 2019: 618:29.00
EC 2022: 1017:56
Cross Country Team Competition
WC 1973: 9-19108.00
WC 1977: 15-19259.00
WC 1978: 10-19150.00
WC 1979: 13-19206.00
WC 1981: 7-19135.00
WC 1982: 11-19191.00
WC 1983: 7-19151.00
WC 1984: 11-19203.00
WC 1985: 16-19291.00
WC 1986: 12-19256.00
WC 1990: 15-19295.00
WC 1993: 9-19167.00
WC 1994: 18-19325.00
WC 1998: 5108.00
WC 1999: 13227.00
WC 2000: 14-19272.00 5100.00
WC 2001: 6183.00
WC 2002: 14192.00
WC 2003: 13163.00
WC 2004: 9206.00
WC 2005: 14270.00
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 1973: 16602.00
WC 1976: 12394.00
WC 1977: 11386.00
WC 1978: 13543.00
WC 1979: 19696.00
WC 1980: 9325.00
WC 1981: 14538.00
WC 1982: 7328.00
WC 1983: 6302.00
WC 1984: 3223.00
WC 1985: 7368.00
WC 1986: 6263.00
WC 1987: 6309.00
WC 1988: 9336.00
WC 1989: 7305.00
WC 1990: 4194.00
WC 1991: 4233.00
WC 1992: 7249.00
WC 1993: 3167.00
WC 1994: 5212.00
WC 1995: 4139.00
WC 1996: 8397.00
WC 1997: 4263.00
WC 1998: 474.00
WC 1999: 376.00
WC 2000: 369.00
WC 2001: 5100.00
WC 2002: 9166.00
WC 2003: 585.00
WC 2004: 13234.00
WC 2005: 8212.00
WC 2006: 7152.00
WC 2007: 10521.00
WC 2008: 12562.00
WC 2009: 12276.00
WC 2010: 12221.00
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
WTC 2024: 503:19.00 323:08.00
 
Indoor
4 x 400m
WC 2024: 2h23:06.57 DQ

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor38.65    NRRieti1 Aug 2015
 
4 x 200m
Outdoor1:24.53    Chorzów2 May 2021
Indoor1:27.66    NREspinho6 Feb 1999
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor3:03.59    NRMünchen19 Aug 2022
Indoor3:06.57    NRGlasgow3 Mar 2024
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor3:14.06    NRChorzów25 Jun 2023
Indoor3:22.36    Glasgow5 Feb 2022
 
Mixed 2x2x200 Metres Relay
Indoor1:44.68    Glasgow5 Feb 2022
 
Mixed Cross Country Relay
Outdoor16.44    Tilburg9 Dec 2018
 
Mixed 2x2x400 Metres Relay
Outdoor3:51.69    Chorzów1 May 2021

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

4 x 100m, 10 best results (legal):
38.65   1r2Rieti1 Aug 2015
38.79   5h2Zürich16 Aug 2014
38.88   6Barcelona1 Aug 2010
38.94   1Madrid11 Jul 2015
38.95   2Lisboa19 Jun 2016
39.01   1r1Rieti1 Aug 2015
39.02   2r1Leiria20 Jun 2009
39.05   2Monaco17 Jul 2015
39.05   2Bern3 Aug 2019
39.07   7Berlin12 Aug 2018
 
Average: 38.941
 
Cross Country Team Competition, 10 best results (legal):
325.00   18-19Budapest26 Mar 1994
295.00   15-19Aix-les-Bains24 Mar 1990
291.00   16-19Lisboa24 Mar 1985
272.00   14-19Vilamoura19 Mar 2000
270.00   14Saint-Galmier19 Mar 2005
259.00   15-19Düsseldorf20 Mar 1977
256.00   12-19Neuchâtel23 Mar 1986
227.00   13Belfast27 Mar 1999
206.00   13-19Limerick25 Mar 1979
206.00   9Bruxelles20 Mar 2004
 
Average: 260.7
 
4 x 400m, 10 best results (legal):
3:03.59   6h1München19 Aug 2022
3:05.48   7Fukuoka3 Sep 1995
3:05.59   4Velenje22 Jun 2003
3:06.18   2Dublin6 Aug 1989
3:06.23   1Lisboa26 Jul 2022
3:06.40   3Bruxelles14 Jun 1992
3:06.46   3Bærum9 Jul 2000
3:06.57i  2h2Glasgow3 Mar 2024
3:06.68   4Budapest6 Jun 1998
3:07.23   3La Nucia22 May 2022
 
Average: 3:06.041
 
Cross Country Long Team Competition, 10 best results (legal):
696.00   19Limerick25 Mar 1979
602.00   16Waregem17 Mar 1973
562.00   12Edinburgh30 Mar 2008
543.00   13Glasgow26 Mar 1978
538.00   14Madrid28 Mar 1981
521.00   10Mombasa24 Mar 2007
397.00   8Cape Town23 Mar 1996
394.00   12Chepstow28 Feb 1976
386.00   11Düsseldorf20 Mar 1977
368.00   7Lisboa24 Mar 1985
 
Average: 500.7
 

Total results in db: 338

By event:

European Half Marathon Cup:1
4 x 100m:137
4 x 200m:3
4 x 400m:61
4 x 400m Mixed relay:7
Mixed 2x2x200 Metres Relay:1
Sprint Medley:2
Mixed Cross Country Relay:3
Mixed 2x2x400 Metres Relay:1
Cross Country Team Competition:82
Cross Country Long Team Competition:36
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay:4

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

4 x 400m
3:06.57iw
NR PB
2h2WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow3 Mar 
 Ericsson Tavares, Ricardo Dos Santos,
João Ricardo Coelho, Omar Elkhatib
DQiw
WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow3 Mar 
 Ericsson Tavares, João Ricardo Coelho,
Ricardo Dos Santos, Omar Elkhatib
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
3:10.00iw
8ValenciaValencia10 Mar 
3:16.00iw
10ValenciaValencia10 Mar 
3:08.00iw
32WTCAntalyaWTC, Antalya21 Apr 
3:19.00iw
50WTCAntalyaWTC, Antalya21 Apr 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
1972Outdoor4 x 400m173:10.00
1973Outdoor4 x 400m223:12.4h
1975Outdoor4 x 400m203:13.55
1977Outdoor4 x 100m1640.4h
1977Outdoor4 x 400m363:12.95
1979Outdoor4 x 400m243:14.9h
1981Outdoor4 x 400m263:11.92
1983Outdoor4 x 100m2640.90
1983Outdoor4 x 400m293:14.13
1985Outdoor4 x 100m2340.52
1985Outdoor4 x 400m233:08.76
1986Outdoor4 x 100m1239.74
1987Outdoor4 x 100m2040.10
1987Outdoor4 x 400m293:09.14
1988Outdoor4 x 100m1439.61
1988Outdoor4 x 400m153:07.75
1989Outdoor4 x 100m1440.14
1989Outdoor4 x 400m133:06.18
1990Outdoor4 x 100m1339.33
1991Outdoor4 x 100m2440.07
1991Outdoor4 x 400m243:08.56
1992Outdoor4 x 100m2540.30
1992Outdoor4 x 400m223:06.40
1993Outdoor4 x 100m3940.64
1993Outdoor4 x 400m273:08.68
1994Outdoor4 x 100m3340.64
1994Outdoor4 x 400m313:10.09
1995Outdoor4 x 400m183:05.48
1996Outdoor4 x 100m3540.22
1996Outdoor4 x 400m343:08.49
1997Outdoor4 x 100m2139.37
1998Outdoor4 x 100m3140.06
1998Outdoor4 x 400m263:06.68
1999Outdoor4 x 400m923:07.88
2000Outdoor4 x 400m653:06.46
2001Outdoor4 x 100m9840.59
2001Outdoor4 x 400m983:09.15
2002Outdoor4 x 400m473:07.92
2003Outdoor4 x 100m4639.81
2003Outdoor4 x 400m353:05.59
2004Outdoor4 x 100m4840.20
2004Outdoor4 x 400m683:12.47
2005Outdoor4 x 100m5239.60
2005Outdoor4 x 400m963:08.14
2006Outdoor4 x 100m3139.18
2007Outdoor4 x 100m4139.37
2007Outdoor4 x 400m803:08.43
2008Outdoor4 x 100m3639.30
2008Outdoor4 x 400m863:08.10
2009Outdoor4 x 100m2839.02
2009Outdoor4 x 400m893:08.08
2010Outdoor4 x 100m1938.88
2011Outdoor4 x 100m3539.09
2013Outdoor4 x 100m5239.23
2014Outdoor4 x 100m3238.79
2015Outdoor4 x 100m1338.65
2015Outdoor4 x 400m553:09.26
2016Outdoor4 x 100m1938.95
2017Outdoor4 x 100m2739.29
2017Outdoor4 x 400m703:12.74
2018Outdoor4 x 100m2939.07
2019Outdoor4 x 100m2439.05
2019Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay173:19.63
2021Outdoor4 x 100m4339.88
2021Outdoor4 x 200m51:24.53
2021Outdoor4 x 400m463:09.82
2021Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay323:21.51
2022Outdoor4 x 100m4139.48
2022Outdoor4 x 400m183:03.59
2023Outdoor4 x 100m7839.26
2023Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay133:14.06
2024Indoor4 x 400m183:06.57

▲WINSTREAKS