Paulo Roberto de Almeida Paula (born 8 July 1979) is a Brazilian long-distance runner who competed in marathon races.[6] He finished 8th in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics, 15th at the 2016 Rio Olympics and 68th at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2][7] He is a member of the Cruzeiro Sport Club.
 Paula at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1979 Pacaembu, Brazil[1] |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 5000 m – marathon |
| Club | Cruzeiro Sport Club[2] Luasa Sports Taubaté[1][3] São Paulo FC[4] |
| Coached by | Dino de Aguiar Cintra Filho[1] Marco Antonio de Oliveira[2][3] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 14:00.81 (2010) 10 km – 28:34 (2014) HM – 1:02:30 (2011) Marathon – 2:09:51 (2022)[5] |
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 frequently compete at the top level over the following years.[8]
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 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.[8]
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.[9]
In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[10] He finished in 19th place.[10]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]
Paula serves in the Brazilian Army. His twin brother Luiz Fernando is also an international long-distance runner. He tried to qualify in the marathon for the 2012 Olympics.[2][3]
References
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- ^ a b c d Paulo Roberto de Paula. cob.org.br
- ^ a b c d "Paulo Roberto Paula". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c Paulo Roberto Paula. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Maratonista Paulo Roberto de Paula representará o São Paulo nas Olimpíadas". Terra (in Portuguese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Paulo Roberto Paula at World Athletics
- ^ Paulo Roberto Paula. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Olympedia – Paulo Roberto de Paula". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ a b Paulo Roberta Paula. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
- ^ April 2013 Results Archived 1 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. AIMS. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletics - PAULA Paulo Roberto". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
External links
edit- Paulo Roberto Paula at World Athletics
- Paulo Roberto Paula at Olympedia
- Paulo Roberto Paula at the Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese)
