Sara Moreira
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics
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Representing Portugal | ||
European Championships | ||
2016 Amsterdam | Half marathon | |
2010 Barcelona | 5000 m | |
2012 Helsinki | 5000 m | |
European Indoor Championships | ||
2013 Gothenburg | 3000 m | |
2009 Turin | 3000 m | |
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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2009 Amman | Team | |
European Cross Country Championships | ||
2008 Brussels | Team | |
2009 Dublin | Team | |
2010 Albufeira | Team | |
Universiade
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2011 Shenzhen | 5000 m |
Sara Isabel Fonseca Moreira
After contributing for three collective European cross-country titles and winning individual silver and bronze medals in other championships, she secured her first individual senior title with the 3000 metres gold medal at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg. At the 2016 European Athletics Championships, Moreira won her first major outdoor individual title by taking the gold medal in the debuting half marathon event.
Career
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Sara Isabel Fonseca Moreira was born in
The 2009 saw Moreira take on an extensive competitive schedule. In March 2009, she won the
Moreira started her 2010 campaign at the
At the 2010 European Athletics Championships she secured a 5000 m bronze medal, setting a personal best of 14:54.71, but dropped out of the 10,000 m mid-race.[7] She was selected to run the 3000 m for Europe at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, but she finished in seventh place. A ninth-place finish at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships helped Portugal to the team gold medal.[8] She ended the year with a win at the São Silvestre da Amadora 10K race on New Year's Eve.[9]
Her 2011 began with a third-place finish at the
Upon her return, she won the Douro Valley Half Marathon in May, the European Cup 10000m title in June,[14] then a bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2012 European Athletics Championships. She gained selection for the Portuguese Olympic team and ran a personal best of 31:16.44 minutes to place fourteenth in the 10,000 m Olympic final. She defeated Berhane Adere to win the Great Birmingham Run in October and placed twelfth at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships.[15]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Portugal | |||||
2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 3rd | 3000 m st. | 9:42.47 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 13th | 3000 m st. | 10:00.40 | |
2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 50th | Senior race (7.905 km) | 27:50 |
8th | Senior race - Team | 165 pts | |||
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd (h) | 3000 m st. | 9:34.39 | |
2009 | European Indoor Championships
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Turin, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:48.18 |
World Cross Country Championships | Amman, Jordan | 16th | Senior race (8 km) | 27:54 | |
3rd | Senior race - Team | 72 pts | |||
European Team Championships | Leiria, Portugal | 7th | 1500 m | 4:12.94 | |
4th | 3000 m st. | 9:43.99 | |||
Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 5000 m | 15:32.78 | |
1st | 3000 m st | 9:32.62 | |||
Lusophony Games
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Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 5000 m | 15.45.05
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World Championships in Athletics | Berlin, Germany | 12th (h) | 3000 m st. | 9:28.64 | |
10th | 5000 m | 15:12.22 | |||
European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 10th | Senior race (8.018 km) | 28:32 | |
1st | Team race | 25 pts | |||
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 3000 m | 8:55.34 |
World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 27th | Senior race (7.759 km) | 26:22 | |
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 5000 m | 14:54.71 | |
European Cross Country Championships | Albufeira, Portugal | 9th | Senior race (8.170 km) | 27:26 | |
1st | Senior race - Team | 19 pts | |||
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 7th | 1500 m | 4:16.67 |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:45.83 | |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | – | 3000 m st. | DQ | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 14th | 10,000 m | 31:16.44 |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 3000 m | 8:58.50 |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 6th | 5000 m | 15:38.13 |
New York City Marathon | New York City, USA | 3rd | Marathon | 2:25:59 | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th | 10,000 m | 32:06.14 |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1st | Half marathon | 1:10:19 |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany
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– | 10,000 m | DNF |
2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan
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– | Marathon | DNF |
See also
References
- ^ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
- ^ Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Mérito (in Portuguese)
- ^ Sara Moreira Campeã Mundial Universitária de Corta Mato. Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso (2010-04-12). Retrieved on 2011-02-07.
- IAAF(2010-03-28). Retrieved on 2010-03-30.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-06.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.
- European Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-03.
- ^ SENIOR WOMEN'S FINAL: Portugal’s Augusto dominates to take gold Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2011-01-03.
- ^ Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2011-01-02). Moreira and Korir prevail in Amadora – Portuguese New Year race wrap. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-03.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
- ^ Portugal double victory at the European Cup 10000m Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-06-04). Retrieved on 2011-06-05.
- ^ IAAF Anti-Doping programme Daegu 2011 – standard Urine tests completed. IAAF (2011-11-04). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
- ^ IAAF confirms 6-month bans for Lim and Moreira. Boston (2012-02-01). Retrieved on 2012-06-10.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-06-04). Moreira and Kemboi Arikan take the European Cup 10,000m titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-10.
- ^ Martin, David (2012-10-21). Kogo defeats Kuma in Birmingham thriller - REPORT. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-10.