Elsa Amaral

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Elsa Amaral
Personal information
Full nameElsa Maria Meireles Amaral
Born (1966-05-31) 31 May 1966 (age 59)
Porto, Portugal
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
800 m
ClubFC Porto

Elsa Maria Meireles Amaral (born 31 May 1966 in Porto) is a retired Portuguese middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres. [2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th (h)800 m 2:11.66
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 4th400 m 54.32
3rd800 m 2:03.57
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 11th (sf)800 m 2:01.49
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th (sf)800 m 2:03.71
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 21st (h)800 m 2:03.83
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 3rd800 m 2:02.75
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 8th4 × 400 m relay 3:36.85
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 12th (sf)800 m 2:09.52
Universiade Buffalo, United States 11th (h)800 m 2:07.76
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:37.47
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:34.76
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 11th (h)800 m 2:08.03

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elsa Amaral". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Elsa Amaral at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg