Manuel Matias (runner), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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athletics competitor
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Place of Birth: Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja District, Portugal
About Manuel Matias (runner)
- Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born 30 March 1962 in Alfundão, Ferreira do Alentejo) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1989 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:12:54 on 3 December 1989.
- A year earlier he triumphed in the Paris Marathon.
- Matias represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in 46th place (2:20:58). He won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1992.
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