Manuel_Matias_(runner)

Manuel Matias (runner)

Manuel Matias (runner)

Portuguese long-distance runner


Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born 30 March 1962 in Alfundão, Ferreira do Alentejo) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1989 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:12:54 on 3 December 1989. A year earlier he triumphed in the Paris Marathon. Matias represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in 46th place (2:20:58).

He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1992.[1]

Achievements

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References

  • 1989 Year Ranking
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel Matias". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



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