Carlos Almeida (athlete)

Carlos Almeida (born 20 March 1968) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner.

Carlos Almeida
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Almeida
NationalityCape Verdean
Born (1968-03-20) March 20, 1968 (age 56)[1]
Sport
CountryCape Verde
SportAthletics
Eventlong-distances
Updated on 3 January 2014.

Career edit

Almeida first competed for Cape Verde at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal where he placed 138th in the Men's short race in a time of 13:29. At the 25th running of Madrid Marathon in April 2002, Almeida recorded a personal best time of 2:25:50. The following year at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, he finished 69th in the marathon with a time of 2:33:31.

Personal bests edit

Below is Carlos Almeida's personal best times.[2]

Event Time Venue Date Records Notes
15 km (road) 48:02 Samora Correia, Portugal 8 December 2002
Half marathon 1:08:47 Lisbon, Portugal 24 March 2002
Marathon 2:25:50 Madrid, Spain 28 April 2002

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile of Carlos Almeida". IAAF. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile of Carlos Almeida". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.