José Pinto (racewalker)

José Luís Franca Abranches Pinto (born June 19, 1956 in Lisboa) is a retired male race walker from Portugal, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984.

Achievements edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Portugal
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 14th 20 km 1:34:19
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd 20 km 1:27:10
16th 50 km 4:03:47
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 20 km 1:31:03
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 25th 20 km 1:30:54
8th 50 km 4:04:42
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 50 km DNF
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 18th (h) 5000 m 20:20.06
World Championships Rome, Italy 18th 20 km 1:25.24
15th 50 km 3:56.40
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 31st 20 km 1:26:33
21st 50 km 3:55:57
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 20 km DNF
50 km DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 50 km DSQ

References edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Pinto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.