Francisco Belo

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Francisco Belo
Francisco Belo 2019 (cropped).jpg
Belo in 2019
Personal information
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1991-03-27) 27 March 1991 (age 33)
Castelo Branco, Portugal [1]
Education Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Weight135 kg (298 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put, discus throw
Club Benfica
Coached by Volodymyr Zinchenko

Francisco Miguel Pereira Boavida Pires Belo (born 27 March 1991) is a Portuguese athlete specialising in the shot put. [3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, he finished fourth at the 2019 European Indoor Championships.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 15th (q)Shot put (6 kg) 18.16 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 15th (q)Shot put 17.04 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 16th (q)Shot put 17.63 m
25th (q)Discus throw 50.38 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 12thShot put 17.06 m
13thDiscus throw 52.40 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th (q)Shot put 19.55 m
European Throwing Cup Las Palmas, Spain 3rdShot put20.52 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 29th (q)Shot put 19.47 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1stShot put 20.86 m
5thDiscus throw 59.78 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 7thShot put 19.39 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (q)Shot put 19.66 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4thShot put 20.97 m
European Throwing Cup Šamorín, Slovakia 1stShot put20.97 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 32nd (q)Shot put 19.52 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4thShot put 21.28 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (q)Shot put 20.58 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15thShot put 19.87 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 12th (q)Shot put 19.61 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 27th (q)Shot put 19.24 m
2024 Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 1stShot put 20.78 m
European Championships Rome, Italy 10thShot put 19.74 m
Olympic Games Paris, France Shot put NM

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. "2018 Med Games bio" . Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. Francisco Belo at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. All-Athletics profile