Manuel Matias

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Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born 30 March 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 3 December 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).

Alfundão Freguesia in Beja, Portugal

Alfundão is a former civil parish in the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alfundão e Peroguarda.

Ferreira do Alentejo Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal

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Portugal Republic in Southwestern Europe

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He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1992. [1]

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
1988 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:13:53
1989 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1stMarathon2:12:54
1990 European Championships Split, FR Yugoslavia 8thMarathon 2:18:52
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan Marathon DNF
1992 City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:02:04
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7thMarathon 2:12:48
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 46thMarathon 2:20:58

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