Paulo Roberto Paula
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Paulo Roberto Paula in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 8 July 1979 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
Paulo Roberto de Almeida Paula (born 8 July 1979 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's marathon, finishing in eighth place.[2] He is a member of the Cruzeiro Sport Club.
He began competing nationally in his teenage years. He was runner-up over 10,000 metres at the 1998 Brazilian Junior Championships with a run of 30:42.94 minutes. He began to progress in the senior ranks of the event in 2002, finishing fourth at the Brazilian Athletics Championships with a run of 28:58.03 minutes. However, he did not compete frequently at the top level over the following years.[3]
He moved up to the half marathon distance and in 2007 he was runner-up at the São Paulo Half Marathon with a time of 64:29 minutes. He repeated that feat in both 2008 and 2009 and improved his best time to 64:26 minutes over the period. His marathon debut followed in 2011 with a run at the Amsterdam Marathon, where his finishing time of 2:13:15 hours was enough for 17th place. Two better performances in 2012 (2:11:51 at the Barcelona Marathon, then 2:10:23 for third at the Maratona di Sant'Antonio) saw him chosen for the Brazilian team for the 2012 London Olympics.[3]
At the start of 2013 he dropped out of the Lake Biwa Marathon, but he showed a resurgence of form by winning the Maratona di Sant'Antonio in Italy – his first international victory.[4]
Personal bests
- 5000 metres – 14:00.81 min (2010)
- 10K run – 28:50 min (2011)
- Half marathon – 1:02:30 (2011)
- Marathon – 2:10:23 (2012)
References
- ↑ Paulo Roberto Paula. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paulo Roberta Paula. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
- ↑ April 2013 Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.
External links
- Paulo Roberto Paula profile at IAAF
