Antonio Pinto pictured during the final of the men's 10,000 metres at
the 1998 European Athletics Championships were he won the gold medal.
Pinto won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000 and the Berlin
marathon in 1994 and in 2000 set a European record of 2:06.36 which stood for
nearly two decades.
He competed in four summer Olympic Games and retired in 2002.
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Men's 10,000m final. 1998
European Athletics Championships
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| 1. Antonio PINTO |
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POR |
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27: 48.62 |
| 2. Dieter BAUMANN |
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GER |
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27: 56.75 |
| 3. Stephane FRANKE |
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GER |
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27: 59.90 |
| 4. Jon BROWN |
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GBR |
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28: 02.33 |
| 5. Bruno TOLEDO |
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ESP |
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28: 15.17 |
| 6. Enrique MOLINA |
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ESP |
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28: 19.54 |
| 7. Rachid BERRADI |
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ITA |
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28: 22.31 |
| 8. Kamiel MAASE |
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NED |
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28: 26.37 |
Personal best times.
1500 Metres 3:39.25 Maia 04 JUL 1998
3000 Metres 7:41.33 Paris 21 JUL 1999
5000 Metres 13:02.86 Zürich 12 AUG 1998
10,000 Metres 27:12.47 Stockholm 30 JUL 1999
10 Kilometres 28:16 Praha 19 SEP 1999
Half Marathon 1:02:04 Glasgow 20 AUG 2000
30 Kilometres 1:29:00 London 14 APR 2002
Marathon 2:06:36 London 16 APR 2000