Domingos Castro
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Domingos Silva Castro (born November 22, 1963 in Fermentões-Guimarães) is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5.000m at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, and the 1995 edition of the Paris Marathon, clocking 2:10:06.
His twin brother Dionísio was also a world class athlete in the long-distance events. The two of them represented their native country at the 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) and 1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona, Spain). Domingos also competed in the 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia) and 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney, Australia).
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- (English) IAAF Profile
- (Portuguese) Centario Sporting
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