Paulo Roberto Paula
 Paula at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 July 1979 Pacaembu, Brazil[1] |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 5000 m – marathon |
| Club |
Cruzeiro Sport Club[2] Luasa Sports Taubaté[1][3] |
| Coached by |
Dino de Aguiar Cintra Filho[1] Marco Antonio de Oliveira[2][3] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
5000 m – 14:00.81 (2010) 10 km – 28:50 (2011) HM – 1:02:30 (2011) Marathon – 2:10:23 (2012)[4] |
Paulo Roberto de Almeida Paula (born 8 July 1979) is a Brazilian long-distance runner who competes in marathon races.[5] He finished 8th at the 2012 Olympics and 15th at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2] He is a member of the Cruzeiro Sport Club.
He began competing nationally in his teenage years. He was runner-up over 10,000 metres at the 1998 Brazilian Junior Championships with a run of 30:42.94 minutes. He began to progress in the senior ranks of the event in 2002, finishing fourth at the Brazilian Athletics Championships with a run of 28:58.03 minutes. However, he did not compete frequently at the top level over the following years.[6]
He moved up to the half marathon distance and in 2007 he was runner-up at the São Paulo Half Marathon with a time of 64:29 minutes. He repeated that feat in both 2008 and 2009 and improved his best time to 64:26 minutes over the period. His marathon debut followed in 2011 with a run at the Amsterdam Marathon, where his finishing time of 2:13:15 hours was enough for 17th place. Two better performances in 2012 (2:11:51 at the Barcelona Marathon, then 2:10:23 for third at the Maratona di Sant'Antonio) saw him chosen for the Brazilian team for the 2012 London Olympics.[6]
At the start of 2013 he dropped out of the Lake Biwa Marathon, but he showed a resurgence of form by winning the Maratona di Sant'Antonio in Italy – his first international victory.[7]
Paula serves in the Brazilian Army. His twin brother Luiz Fernando is also an international long-distance runner. He tried to qualify in the marathon for the 2012 Olympics.[2][3]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 Paulo Roberto de Paula. cob.org.br
- 1 2 3 4 "Paulo Roberto Paula". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 Paulo Roberto Paula. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Paulo Roberto Paula profile at IAAF
- ↑ Paulo Roberto Paula. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
- 1 2 Paulo Roberta Paula. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
- ↑ April 2013 Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.