Rosa Mota

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Correia dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Mota.
Rosa Mota
Rosa Mota in 2012
Personal information
Full nameRosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota
Born (1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 66)
Porto, Portugal
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight99 lb (45 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field athletics
EventMarathon
Retired1992
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1988 – Gold
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rome Marathon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Athens Marathon
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart Marathon
Gold medal – first place 1990 Split Marathon

Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔzɐ ˈmɔtɐ]; born 29 June 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold. Mota was the first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals as well as being the only woman to be the reigning European, World, and Olympic champion at the same time. On the 30th Anniversary Gala of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) she was distinguished as the greatest female marathon runner of all time.[1]

  1. ^ "AIMS 30th Anniversary Gala". Aimsworldrunning.org. Retrieved 2014-08-10.