Carlos Lopes

For the Paralympic athlete, see Carlos Lopes (Paralympic athlete). For other people, see Carlos López.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Carlos Lopes
CGIH
Lopes in 1985
Personal information
Nationality Portugal
Born (1947-02-18) 18 February 1947 (age 77)
Vildemoinhos, Viseu, Portugal
Sport
SportMen's athletics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Chepstow Long course
Gold medal – first place 1984 East Rutherford Long course
Gold medal – first place 1985 Lisbon Long course
Silver medal – second place 1977 Düsseldorf Long course
Silver medal – second place 1983 Gateshead Long course

Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes CGIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʒ ˈlɔpɨʃ], born 18 February 1947) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner who competed for Sporting CP at club level.[1]

He won the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming Portugal's first Olympic gold medalist and setting an Olympic record for the event.[2] This record in the men’s marathon stood for 24 years.[3]

In 1985, Lopes set the marathon world record at 2:07:12 at the Rotterdam Marathon.

  1. ^ "Carlos Lopes: «Já dei a vida que tinha a dar ao Sporting» - Atletismo - Jornal Record". Record. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Carlos Lopes". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "100 Olympic Tidbits: Portugal's First Gold Medalist". Yahoo News. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2023.