Luís Novo
Luís Azevedo da Silva Novo (born May 29, 1970 in Oliveira do Bairro) is a male long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 2001 edition of the Vienna Marathon, clocking 2:10.28. He ended up in fourth place in the men's marathon at the 1999 World Championships.
He set het personal best time (2:09.41) in 2002 at the Berlin Marathon, when he finished in seventh place. Novo represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 50th place.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Portugal |
1997 |
Universiade |
Catania, Italy |
6th |
10,000 m |
28:39.64 |
1998 |
Paris Marathon |
Paris, France |
27th |
Marathon |
|
Reims Marathon |
Reims, France |
2nd |
Marathon |
2:10:32 |
1999 |
World Championships |
Seville, Spain |
4th |
Marathon |
2:14:27 |
2000 |
Rotterdam Marathon |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
13th |
Marathon |
2:11:29 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
50th |
Marathon |
2:23:04 |
2001 |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
— |
Marathon |
DNF |
Vienna Marathon |
Vienna, Austria |
1st |
Marathon |
2:10:28 |
2002 |
Beppu-Ōita Marathon |
Beppu-Ōita, Japan |
9th |
Marathon |
2:19:35 |
2004 |
Berlin Marathon |
Berlin, Germany |
7th |
Marathon |
2:09:41 |
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
24th |
Marathon |
2:18:36 |
2006 |
European Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
— |
Marathon |
DNF |
Berlin Marathon |
Berlin, Germany |
19th |
Marathon |
2:22:51 |
References