Augusto Cardoso
Augusto Manuel Ferreira Cardoso Pereira (born December 13, 1972) is a Portuguese race walker.[1] He set a personal best time of 3:55:14, by finishing sixteenth for the men's 50 km at the 2007 European Race Walking Cup in Royal Leamington Spa, England.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Augusto Manuel Ferreira Cardoso Pereira |
| Nationality |  Portugal |
| Born | 13 December 1972 Paranhos, Grande Porto, Portugal |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Race walking |
| Club | FC Porto |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 20 km walk: 1:22:40 (1999) 50 km walk: 3:55:14 (2007) |
Cardoso represented Portugal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 50 km race walk, along with his teammate António Pereira. He successfully finished the race in fortieth place by twenty-eight seconds behind United States' Philip Dunn, with a time of 4:09:00.[3]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Augusto Cardoso". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Men's 50km Results – European Race Walking Cup (Royal Leamington Spa 2007)" (PDF). European Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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