Domingos Castro
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 Domingos Castro |
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Competitor for  Portugal |
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| Silver | 1987 Rome | 5000 m | |
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 5,000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, the 1995 edition of the Paris Marathon, clocking 2:10:06, and the Rotterdam Marathon of 1997, in his personal best of 2:07:51.
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).
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Domingos Castro
- (Portuguese) Centario Sporting
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Preceded by Saïd Ermili |
Paris Men's Marathon Winner 1995 |
Succeeded by Henrique Crisostomo |
Preceded by Belayneh Densamo |
Rotterdam Men's Marathon Winner 1997 |
Succeeded by Fabián Roncero |
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