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 at the 1985 Rotterdam Marathon
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes
Nationality Portugal
Born (1947-02-18) 18 February 1947 (age 77)
Vildemoinhos, Viseu, Portugal
Sport
SportAthletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon, Cross country
ClubSporting Clube de Portugal
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
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Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes CGIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʒ ˈlɔpɨʃ], born 18 February 1947) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner and world-record holder in the marathon. He won the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming Portugal's first Olympic gold medalist, the oldest ever Olympic marathon winner at the age of 37, and setting an Olympic record for the event which stood for 24 years.[2][3][4] On 20 April 1985, Lopes set the men's marathon world record at 2:07:12 at the Rotterdam Marathon.[4] At club level, he competed for Sporting CP.[5]

Regarded as one of the greatest Portuguese athletes of all-time, Lopes is the last European to hold the men's marathon world-record, between 1985 and 1988.[6][7] He won two Olympic medals, three World Cross Country Championships (1976, 1984, 1985), two national 10,000 metres championships (1970, 1978), two national 5000 metres championships (1968, 1983) and one national 3000 metres steeplechase championship (1975).[8]

  1. ^ "Carlos LOPES - Athlete Overview". IAAF.
  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.
  4. ^ a b "On its 35th anniversary, remembering Lopes' historic sub-2:08 marathon | FEATURE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Carlos Lopes: «Já dei a vida que tinha a dar ao Sporting» - Atletismo - Jornal Record". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Campeões olímpicos Carlos Lopes e Rosa Mota eleitos atletas do centenário". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  7. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Jornalistas desportivos distinguem Carlos Lopes por mérito internacional". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Carlos LOPES | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 3 November 2024.