Portuguese long-distance runner
Luís Azevedo da Silva Novo (born May 29, 1970 in Oliveira do Bairro ) is a male long-distance runner from Portugal , who won the 2001 edition of the Vienna Marathon , clocking 2:10.28. He ended up in fourth place in the men's marathon at the 1999 World Championships .
He set het personal best time (2:09.41) in 2002 at the Berlin Marathon , when he finished in seventh place. Novo represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia , finishing in 50th place.
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Portugal
1997
Universiade
Catania, Italy
6th
10,000 m
28:39.64
1998
Paris Marathon
Paris, France
27th
Marathon
Reims Marathon
Reims, France
2nd
Marathon
2:10:32
1999
World Championships
Seville, Spain
4th
Marathon
2:14:27
2000
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam, Netherlands
13th
Marathon
2:11:29
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
50th
Marathon
2:23:04
2001
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
—
Marathon
DNF
Vienna Marathon
Vienna, Austria
1st
Marathon
2:10:28
2002
Beppu-Ōita Marathon
Beppu -Ōita , Japan
9th
Marathon
2:19:35
2004
Berlin Marathon
Berlin, Germany
7th
Marathon
2:09:41
2005
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
24th
Marathon
2:18:36
2006
European Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
—
Marathon
DNF
Berlin Marathon
Berlin, Germany
19th
Marathon
2:22:51
References