Samuel Vila Barata (born 19 July 1993)[2] is a Portuguese long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3]

Samuel Barata
Barata in 2022
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Vila Barata
Born (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 31)
Lausanne, Switzerland[1]
EducationChemistry at University of Lisbon
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
University teamUniversity of Lisbon
ClubBenfica
Coached byPedro Rocha (until 2020)

Career

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Barata represented Portugal at the European Athletics Championships both in 2016 and in 2018. In 2016, he competed in the men's half marathon and in 2018, he competed in the men's 10,000 metres event.

Barata represented Portugal at the 2017 Summer Universiade, held in Taipei, Taiwan, in the men's half marathon event.[4] He did not finish his race.[4] He finished in 5th place in the men's 10,000 metres event.

In 2021, Barata competed in the men's 3000 metres event at the European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Portugal
2020 World Championships (HM) Gdynia, Poland 40th Half marathon 1:02:19
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 10,000 m DNF

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ a b "BARATA Samuel".
  2. ^ "Samuel Barata". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Men's half marathon" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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