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Luís Novo

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Luís Azevedo da Silva Novo (born May 29, 1970 in Oliveira do Bairro) is a male long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 2001 edition of the Vienna Marathon, clocking 2:10.28. He ended up in fourth place in the men's marathon at the 1999 World Championships.

He set het personal best time (2:09.41) in 2002 at the Berlin Marathon, when he finished in seventh place. Novo represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 50th place.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 6th 10,000 m 28:39.64
1998 Paris Marathon Paris, France 27th Marathon
Reims Marathon Reims, France 2nd Marathon 2:10:32
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 4th Marathon 2:14:27
2000 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 13th Marathon 2:11:29
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 50th Marathon 2:23:04
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada Marathon DNF
Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Marathon 2:10:28
2002 Beppu-Ōita Marathon Beppu-Ōita, Japan 9th Marathon 2:19:35
2004 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 7th Marathon 2:09:41
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 24th Marathon 2:18:36
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden Marathon DNF
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 19th Marathon 2:22:51

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