Portuguese middle-distance runner
António Abrantes
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| Born | (1968-05-15) 15 May 1968 (age 57)
Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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| Sport | Running |
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| Event | 800 metres |
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| Club | Benfica Lisbon |
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António da Cunha Meneses Martins Abrantes (born 15 May 1968 in Lisbon[1]) is a retired Portuguese middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 1:46.23 outdoors (Maia 1995) and 1:50.94 indoors (Barcelona 1995).
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing  Portugal
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| 1986
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World Junior Championships
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Athens, Greece
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24th (sf)
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400 m
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48.33
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| 1987
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Universiade
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Zagreb, Yugoslavia
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15th (sf)
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400 m
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47.53
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| European Junior Championships
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
2nd
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800 m
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1:49.74
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| 1988
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Olympic Games
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Seoul, South Korea
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35th (h)
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800 m
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1:49.01
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| 14th (sf)
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4 × 400 m relay
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3:07.75
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| 1989
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Universiade
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Duisburg, West Germany
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16th (sf)
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800 m
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1:50.96
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| 1990
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European Indoor Championships
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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8th (sf)
|
800 m
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1:52.29
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| Ibero-American Championships
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Manaus, Brazil
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5th
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800m
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1:48.30
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| 1991
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World Championships
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Tokyo, Japan
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24th (h)
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800 m
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1:47.91
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| 1992
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European Indoor Championships
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Genoa, Italy
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20th (h)
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800 m
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1:51.36
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| Olympic Games
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Barcelona, Spain
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40th (h)
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800 m
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1:50.89
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| 1993
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Universiade
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Buffalo, United States
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3rd (h)
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800 m
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1:50.74
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| 1994
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European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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11th (h)
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800 m
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1:47.61
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| 1995
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World Indoor Championships
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Barcelona, Spain
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13th (h)
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800 m
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1:50.94
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| World Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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23rd (h)
|
800 m
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1:48.10
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| Universiade
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Fukuoka, Japan
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5th (sf)
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800 m
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1:48.19
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| 7th
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4 × 400 m relay
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3:05.48
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| 1996
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Olympic Games
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Atlanta, United States
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33rd (h)
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800 m
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1:47.73
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