Aurora Cunha
Aurora Cunha (born May 31, 1959, in Ronfe, near Guimarães) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, living in Póvoa de Varzim. From 1984 to 1992 she represented her native country in three consecutive Olympic Games. Cunha's greatest successes were in road running, at which she was a three-time World Champion. She also won several marathons during her career, including Paris (1988), Tokyo (1988), Chicago (1990) and Rotterdam (1992).
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Portugal | |||||
1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 8th | 3000 m | 9:12.86 |
1983 | Ibero-American Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 1500m | 4:15.55 |
1st | 3000m | 9:14.10 | |||
1984 | World Road Race Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 10 km | 33:04 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 6th | 3000 m | 8:46.37 | |
1985 | World Road Race Championships | Gateshead, England | 1st | 15 km | 49:17 |
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 6th | 3000 m | 9:10.50 |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 10,000 m | 31:39.35 | |
World Road Race Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 15 km | 48:31 | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 17th | 10,000 m | 32:44.42 |
1988 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:56 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | — | Marathon | DNF | |
Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Marathon | 2:31:26 | |
1989 | London Marathon | London, England | 3rd | Marathon | 2:28:11 |
World Road Race Championships | San Diego, United States | 3rd | 15 km | 50:06 | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 10,000 m | 32:15.83 |
World Road Race Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 5th | 15 km | 50:27 | |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:11 | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF |
1992 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:29:14 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
References[]
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Portuguese female long-distance runners
- Portuguese female marathon runners
- Olympic athletes of Portugal
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Chicago Marathon female winners
- Paris Marathon female winners
- IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships winners
- Portuguese athletics biography stubs