Manuel Matias
Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born March 30, 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 December 3, 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
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Portugal |
1988 |
Paris Marathon |
Paris, France |
1st |
Marathon |
2:13:53 |
1989 |
Fukuoka Marathon |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1st |
Marathon |
2:12:54 |
1990 |
European Championships |
Split, FR Yugoslavia |
8th |
Marathon |
2:18:52 |
1991 |
World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
— |
Marathon |
DNF |
1992 |
City-Pier-City Loop |
The Hague, Netherlands |
1st |
Half Marathon |
1:02:04 |
1994 |
European Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
7th |
Marathon |
2:12:48 |
1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
46th |
Marathon |
2:20:58 |
References