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Portuguese race walker
Vera Santos
Vera Santos in 2013 |
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Born | (1981-12-03) 3 December 1981 (age 42) |
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Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
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Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
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Country | Portugal |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | 20km Race Walk |
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Vera Lúcia Montez dos Santos (born 3 December 1981 in
race walker
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She began racing at the senior international level in 2002, taking part in the
, taking fifth place.
Santos won her first national racewalking title in 2005 and became a two-time national champion in 2010 with a win at the
In 2014, she set a new personal best of 1:28:02 at the World Race Walking Cup in Taicang, finishing in 11th place.[4]
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing Portugal
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1998
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World Junior Championships
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Annecy, France
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29th
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5000 m
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24:33.63
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2000
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European Race Walking Cup (U20)
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Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
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8th
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10 km
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47:22
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World Junior Championships
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5th
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10,000 m
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47:11.18
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2001
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European U23 Championships
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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12th
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20 km
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1:35:51
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2002
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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17th
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20 km
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1:37:19
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World Race Walking Cup
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36th
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20 km
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1:37:18
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2003
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European U23 Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland
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2nd
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20 km
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1:35:18
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World Championships
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Paris, France
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15th
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20 km
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1:32:43
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2004
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World Race Walking Cup
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Naumburg, Germany
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36th
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20 km
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1:37:39
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2005
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European Race Walking Cup
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Miskolc, Hungary
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7th
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20 km
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1:31:58
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1st
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Team - 20 km
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25 pts
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World Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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15th
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20 km
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1:32:17
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Universiade
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İzmir, Turkey
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2nd
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20 km
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1:33:54
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2006
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World Race Walking Cup
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A Coruña, Spain
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27th
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20 km
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1:33:54
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European Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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8th
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20 km
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1:30:41
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2007
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World Championships
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Osaka, Japan
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11th
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20 km
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1:34:28
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2008
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World Race Walking Cup
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Cheboksary, Russia
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3rd
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20 km
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1:28:17
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Olympic Games
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China
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9th
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20 km
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1:28:14
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2009
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European Race Walking Cup
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Metz, France
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—
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20 km
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DQ
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World Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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5th
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20 km
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1:30:35
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2010
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World Race Walking Cup
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2nd
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20 km
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1:32:06
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European Championships
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Barcelona, Spain
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6th
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20 km
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1:30:52
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2011
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European Race Walking Cup
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Olhão, Portugal
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—
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20 km
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DNF
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2012
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World Race Walking Cup
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Saransk, Russia
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17th
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20 km
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1:33:08
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Olympic Games
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London, Great Britain
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49th
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20 km
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1:35:51
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2013
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European Race Walking Cup
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Dudince, Slovakia
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10th
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20 km
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1:32:54
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2nd
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Team - 20 km
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23 pts
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World Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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17th
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20 km
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1:31:36
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2014
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World Race Walking Cup
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Taicang, China
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11th
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20 km
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1:28:02
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2015
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European Race Walking Cup
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Murcia, Spain
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13th
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20 km
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1:30:30
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3rd
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Team - 20 km
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38 pts
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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21st
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20 km
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1:34:01
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References
IAAF
. Retrieved on 2010-02-22.
IAAF
. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.
IAAF
. Retrieved on 2010-05-02.
- ^ a b "Vera Santos at IAAF.org". www.iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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