Carlos Almeida (athlete)

Carlos Almeida (born 20 March 1968) is a Cape Verdean long-distance runner.

Carlos Almeida

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Almeida
Nationality	Cape Verdean
Born	(1968-03-20) March 20, 1968 (age 56)[1]
Sport
Country	Cape Verde
Sport	Athletics
Event	long-distances
Updated on 3 January 2014

Career

Almeida first competed for Cape Verde at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal where he placed 138th in the Men's short race in a time of 13:29. At the 25th running of Madrid Marathon in April 2002, Almeida recorded a personal best time of 2:25:50. The following year at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, he finished 69th in the marathon with a time of 2:33:31.

Personal bests

Below is Carlos Almeida's personal best times.^[2]

Event	Time	Venue	Date	Records	Notes
15 km (road)	48:02	Samora Correia, Portugal	8 December 2002
Half marathon	1:08:47	Lisbon, Portugal	24 March 2002
Marathon	2:25:50	Madrid, Spain	28 April 2002

References

1. "Profile of Carlos Almeida". IAAF. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
2. "Profile of Carlos Almeida". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.