Marco Fortes
Marco Fortes (born September 26, 1982 in Lisbon ) is a Portuguese shot putter .
Career
Fortes took part in the Junior World Championships in 2000, but could neither qualify in the shot put nor in the discus throw for the finals, in 2001 he won the bronze medal in the shot put at the Junior European Championships. In 2002 he pushed the ball 18.76 meters, but only improved this performance in 2007. In 2008 Fortes exceeded the 20-meter mark with 20.13 m and set his first Portuguese national record. At the 2008 Olympic Games he was eliminated at 18, 05 m in qualification. In 2010 he won the Ibero-American Championships with 20.69 m. At the European Indoor Championships in 2011 he reached the final fight and finished eighth with 19.83 m. Half a year later, Fortes finished sixth at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu with 20.83 m. In March 2012 he won the European winter throw in Montenegro and improved the Portuguese national record to 21.02 m.
Fortes is 1.89 m tall and starts for Benfica Lisbon .
Portuguese championship title
- Kugel: outdoor champion 2002–2011 and indoor champion 2010
- Discus: 2009, 2011
Personal best
- Shot put: 21.02 m, March 18, 2012 bar
- Hall: 20.91 m, February 12, 2012, Pombal
- Discus throw: 58.32 m, July 26, 2009, Seixal
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2012. Cheltenham 2012 ISBN 978-1-907524-23-3 p. 211
Web links
- Marco Fortes in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fortes, Marco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |