Dulce Felix
Dulce Félix ( Ana Dulce Ferreira Félix ; born October 23, 1982 in Azurém , Guimarães ) is a Portuguese long-distance runner .
In 2008 she finished fifth at the Portugal Half Marathon and came 13th at the World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro .
In 2009 she finished 15th at the World Cross Country Championships in Amman and won bronze with the Portuguese team. After victories at the Great Ireland Run and at Göteborgsvarvet , she finished 13th at the World Championships in Berlin over 10,000 meters . She was third in the Great North Run , second in the Portugal Half Marathon and second in the Great South Run . At the end of the season she was sixth at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin and won gold with the Portuguese team.
After a ninth place over 10,000 meters at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona and eighth place at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu , she won her first major title in 2012 when she won the European Championships in Helsinki in 31: 44.75 minutes .
In 2013 she finished ninth in the Boston Marathon . In 2016 she won the silver medal at the European Championships in Amsterdam over 10,000 meters with a new personal best of 31: 19.03 min.
In 2007 she became national champion over 10,000 meters, in 2010 in cross-country skiing on the short and long distances. Dulce Félix starts for the Sporting Clube de Braga.
Personal bests
- 1500 m (hall): 4: 14.96 min, February 13, 2010, Pombal
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3000 m : 8: 58.03 min, July 18, 2009, Saragossa
- Hall: 8: 56.84 min, February 14, 2010, Pombal
- 5000 m : 15: 08.02 min, July 31, 2009, Stockholm
- 10,000 m: 31: 19.03 min, July 6, 2016, Amsterdam
- 15 km: 49:15 min, January 13, 2013, Lisbon
- Half marathon : 1:08:33 h, March 20, 2011, Lisbon
- Marathon : 2:25:15 h, April 26, 2015, London
Web links
- Official website
- Dulce Félix in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Dulce Félix in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 - 2015 Boston Marathon Results. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Félix, Dulce |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferreira Félix, Ana Dulce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Azurém , Guimarães |