Marisa Barros
Marisa Barros 
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 Portugal
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| birthday | 25th February 1980 (age 40) |
| place of birth | Paços de Ferreira (or Porto), Portugal |
| size | 160 cm |
| Weight | 50 kg |
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| Best performance | 2:25:04 h (marathon) |
| society | Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
| Trainer | Antonio Ascensao |
| status | active |
| last change: December 11, 2017 | |
Marisa Barros (born February 25, 1980 in Paços de Ferreira , Portugal , according to other information in Porto as Elsa Marisa Branco Barros Rodrigues ) is a Portuguese marathon runner and two-time Olympian (2008, 2012).
Career
2008 Summer Olympics
In 2007 she won the Porto Marathon in 2:31:31 hours. She was then nominated for the marathon of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where she finished 32nd.
In 2009 she set a course record at the Seville Marathon with 2:26:03 h. Before that, only two Portuguese women were faster: Rosa Mota and Maria Manuela Machado . At the World Athletics Championships in Berlin she was sixth in 2:26:50 h.
In 2010 she finished second in the Osaka Women's Marathon in 2:25:45 h with a personal best . With the team she won the gold medal for Portugal at the European Cross Country Championships in December 2010.
2012 Summer Olympics
In 2012, the 1.60 meter tall Barros weighed in at a competition weight of 50 kg. The athlete, who was trained by Antonio Ascensao and started for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica club , was also part of the Portuguese team for the 2012 Summer Olympics . In London she covered the Olympic marathon distance in 2:26:13 hours. This placed them in 13th place in the final ranking.
In 2014 she finished 20th at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich.
In July 2016, the 36-year-old won the gold medal for Portugal in the women's half marathon at the European Athletics Championships.
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| July 10, 2016 | 1 | European Athletics Championships 2016 |
 Amsterdam
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1:15:53 | Half marathon, team classification |
| 16 Aug 2014 | 20th | European Athletics Championships 2014 |
 Zurich
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2:34:35 | |
| Aug 5, 2012 | 13 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
 London
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2:26:13 | |
| Nov 20, 2011 | 3 | Yokohama marathon |
 Yokohama
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2:25:04 | with a personal best |
| Jan. 31, 2010 | 2 | Osaka Women's Marathon |
Osaka
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2:25:45 | 31 seconds behind the Ethiopian Amane Gobena |
| 23 Aug 2009 | 6th | World Athletics Championships 2009 |
 Berlin
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2:26:50 | |
| Aug 17, 2008 | 32 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
 Beijing
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2:34:08 | |
| Oct 21, 2007 | 1 | Porto marathon |
postage
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2:31:31 |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Dec 12, 2010 | 1 | European Cross Country Championships 2010 |
Albufeira
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27:06 | Sixth in the individual placement |
Web links
- Marisa Barros in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Marisa Barros in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Profile on www.london2012.com , accessed August 13, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ profile on www.london2012.com , accessed on August 13, 2012
- ^ IAAF: With late race charge Gobena triumphs in Osaka . January 31, 2010
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barros, Marisa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barros Rodrigues, Elsa Marisa Branco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paços de Ferreira , Portugal |