- Manuel Matias
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Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born March 30, 1962 in Alfundão, Ferreira do Alentejo) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1989 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:12:54 on December 3, 1989. A year earlier he triumphed in the Paris Marathon. Matias represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in 46th place (2:20:58).
He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1992.[1]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Portugal1988 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:13:53 1989 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1st Marathon 2:12:54 1990 European Championships Split, FR Yugoslavia 8th Marathon 2:18:52 1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan — Marathon DNF 1992 City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:02:04 1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th Marathon 2:12:48 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 46th Marathon 2:20:58 References
Paris Men's Marathon Winners 1976: Jean-Pierre Eudier (FRA) · 1977: Gérard Métayer (FRA) · 1978: Gilbert Coutant (FRA) · 1979: Fernand Kolbeck (FRA) · 1980: Sylvain Cacciatore (FRA) · 1981: Dave Cannon (GBR) and Ron Tabb (USA) · 1982: Ian Thompson (GBR) · 1983: Jacky Boxberger (FRA) · 1984: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) · 1985: Jacky Boxberger (FRA) · 1986: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI) · 1987: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) · 1988: Manuel Matias (POR) · 1989: Steve Brace (GBR) · 1990: Steve Brace (GBR) · 1991: Not Held · 1992: Luis Soares (POR) · 1993: Leszek Bebło (POL) · 1994: Saïd Ermili (MAR) · 1995: Domingos Castro (POR) · 1996: Henrique Crisostomo (POR) · 1997: John Kemboi (KEN) · 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN) · 1999: Julius Rutto (KEN) · 2000: Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA) · 2001: Simon Biwott (KEN) · 2002: Benoît Zwierzchiewski (FRA) · 2003: Michael Kosgei Rotich (KEN) · 2004: Ambesse Tolosa (ETH) · 2005: Salim Kipsang (KEN) · 2006: Gashaw Asfaw (ETH) · 2007: Shami Mubarak (QAT) · 2008: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) · 2009: Vincent Kipruto (KEN) · 2010: Tadese Tola (ETH) · 2011: Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN)
Fukuoka Men's Marathon Winners 1947: Toshikazu Wada (JPN) • 1948: Saburo Yamada (JPN) • 1949: Shinzo Koga (JPN) • 1950: Shunji Koyanagi (JPN) • 1951: Hiromi Haigo (JPN) • 1952: Katsuo Nishida (JPN) • 1953: Hideo Hamamura (JPN) • 1954: Reinaldo Gorno (ARG) • 1955: Veikko Karvonen (FIN) • 1956: Keizo Yamada (JPN) • 1957: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) • 1958: Nobuyoshi Sadanaga (JPN) • 1959: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) • 1959: Kurao Hiroshima (JPN) • 1960: Barry Magee (NZL) • 1961: Pavel Kantorek (TCH) • 1962: Toru Terasawa (JPN) • 1963: Jeff Julian (NZL) • 1964: Toru Terasawa (JPN) • 1965: Hidekuni Hiroshima (JPN) • 1966: Mike Ryan (NZL) • 1967: Derek Clayton (AUS) • 1968: Bill Adcocks (ENG) • 1969: Jerome Drayton (CAN) • 1970: Akio Usami (JPN) • 1971: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1972: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1973: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1974: Frank Shorter (USA) • 1975: Jerome Drayton (CAN) • 1976: Jerome Drayton (CAN) • 1977: Bill Rodgers (USA) • 1978: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1979: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1980: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1981: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1982: Paul Ballinger (NZL) • 1983: Toshihiko Seko (JPN) • 1984: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) • 1985: Hisatoshi Shintaku (JPN) • 1986: Juma Ikangaa (TAN) • 1987: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN) • 1988: Toshihiro Shibutani (JPN) • 1989: Manuel Matias (POR) • 1990: Belayneh Densamo (ETH) • 1991: Shuichi Morita (JPN) • 1992: Tena Negere (ETH) • 1993: Dionicio Cerón (MEX) • 1994: Boay Akonay (TAN) • 1995: Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA) • 1996: Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) • 1997: Josia Thugwane (RSA) • 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN) • 1999: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) • 2000: Atsushi Fujita (JPN) • 2001: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) • 2002: Gezahegne Abera (ETH) • 2003: Tomoaki Kunichika (JPN) • 2004: Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN) • 2005: Dmytro Baranovskyy (UKR) • 2006: Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) • 2007: Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) • 2008 – 2009: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) • 2010: Jaouad Gharib (MAR)
Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- Portuguese long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Portugal
- Paris Marathon winners
- Portuguese athletics biography stubs
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