Dionísio Castro
Dionísio Castro ( Dionísio Silva Castro ; born November 22, 1963 in Guimarães ) is a former Portuguese long-distance runner .
career
His first major championships were the 1986 World Cross Country Championships , in which he finished sixth with the Portuguese team. By 1992 he and his team reached six times a place among the top eight nations, the best placements he achieved in 1990 and 1991 with fifth place.
On the track, Castro competed at the European Athletics Championships in 1986 in Stuttgart in the 10,000-meter run and finished eleventh in 28: 17.46 minutes. The following year he was eighth over 5000 m at the World Athletics Championships in Rome 13: 30.94 min. At the Olympic Games in 1988 he did not reach the goal in the run-up to the 10,000 meter competition.
On March 31, 1990, he started an hour run in the stadium of La Flèche . Although he missed the world record , the Jos Hermens had set up in 1976 to three feet, but he improved in the split time for 20,000 meters record level of Hermens by 5.8 seconds 57: 18.4 min.
At the European Championships in Split in 1990 , the 5000 meter sprint was decided. Salvatore Antibo from Italy won in 13: 22.00 min, Castro was fourth in 13: 23.99 min. A year later he ran again to eighth place at the World Championships in Tokyo in 13: 35.39 minutes.
In 1992 he was fifth at the Rotterdam Marathon and won silver at the World Championships in the marathon relay with the Portuguese team. He gave up at the marathon of the Olympic Games in Barcelona .
He was twice national champion in cross-country running (1987, 1991) and once each over 5000 m (1990) and 10,000 m (1991).
Domingos Castro , Dionísio's twin brother, also played in the Ekiden season . The 1.67 m tall brothers weighed 56 kg during their playing days and competed for Sporting Lisbon .
Personal best
- 5000 m: 13: 13.59 min, August 15, 1990, Zurich
- 10,000 m: 27: 42.84 min, May 13, 1988, Tokyo
- 20,000 m: 57: 18.4 min, March 31, 1990, La Flèche (European record, former world record)
- Hourly run: 20,943 m, March 31, 1990, La Flèche (Portuguese record)
- Marathon : 2:11:54 h, April 5, 1992, Rotterdam
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 1992. Windsor 1992, ISBN 1-873-05711-3
Web links
- Dionísio Castro in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Portrait at centenáriosporting
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: Portuguese Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castro, Dionísio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castro, Dionísio Silva |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guimarães |