- Marisa Barros
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Barros running in the World Championships Marathon in 2009
Elisa Marisa Branco Barros Rodrigues (born February 25, 1980 in Paços de Ferreira, Tâmega) is a female long-distance runner from Portugal who specialises in marathon running. She ran for her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was sixth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. On the road circuit, she has won marathons in Porto and Seville.
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Career
She made her debut in the half marathon in May 2007 and beat all opposition at the Setúbal Half Marathon, running a time of 1:13:54.[1] She ran at the Porto Half Marathon, where she claimed third place, that September and was the runner-up at the Ovar Half Marathon behind Fernanda Ribeiro in October.[2][3] A marathon debut followed two weeks later and she won on her first attempt, taking the top honours at the Porto Marathon.[4] In 2008 she ran a half marathon in Pombal, finishing behind Inês Monteiro and then went on to represent Portugal in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing in 32nd place.[5] Barros showed significant improvements at the Seville Marathon in February 2009 with a significant personal best of 2:26:03, winning the national title.[6] She competed in a 10K road event at the 2009 Lusophony Games and was second behind Ribeiro. Later that season she went on to take sixth place at the 2009 World Championships Marathon as the first European finisher.[7]
Her first race of 2010 was the Osaka Ladies Marathon and she improved her time to 2:25:45, finishing as runner-up to Amane Gobena.[8] Barros underperformed in the event at the 2010 European Athletics Championships as she was ten minutes off her best time and had to settle for eighth place.[4] She ran in the Great North Run in September 2010 and took third place with a time of 1:09:09, behind compatriot Ana Dulce Félix.[9] The 2010 European Cross Country Championships were held on home turf in Albufeira and Barros ran for the hosts, taking sixth place overall and helping the Portuguese women to the team title, alongside race winner Jessica Augusto.[10]
She ran at the 2011 Yokohama Women's Marathon and took third place, improving her personal best time to 2:25:04.[11]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Portugal2007 Porto Marathon Porto, Portugal 1st Marathon 2:31:31 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, PR China 32nd Marathon 2:34:08 2009 Seville Marathon Seville, Spain 1st Marathon 2:26:03 Lusophony Games Lisbon, Portugal 2nd 10K World Championships Berlin, Germany 6th Marathon 2:26:50 2010 Osaka Ladies Marathon Osaka, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:25:44 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th Marathon 2:35:43 European Cross Country Championships Albufeira, Portugal 6th Senior race (Team gold medal) 2011 Yokohama Marathon Yokohama, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:25:04 References
- ^ Civai, Franco (2010-05-12). Setúbal Half Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Fernandes, António Manuel (2007-09-23). Kipkorir wins Half Marathon in Portugal, as Tergat finishes tenth. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Half Marathon 2007. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ a b Barros Marisa. Marathon Info. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Half Marathon 2008. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Ciudad de Sevilla Marathon. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-01-29). Can Akaba fulfill her marathon potential? - Osaka Ladies Marathon PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2010-01-31). With late race charge Gobena triumphs in Osaka. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Butcher, Michael (2010-09-19). Gebrselassie and Adere take Great North Run titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-19.
- ^ Senior Women – Results. European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ^ Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-20). Ozaki takes Yokohama victory in 2:23:56. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
External links
- IAAF profile for Marisa Barros
- sports-reference
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Portuguese long-distance runners
- Female long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Portugal
- Marathon runners
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