António Abrantes

António Abrantes
Personal information
Born	15 May 1968; Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event	800 metres
Club	Benfica Lisbon
Medal record
Representing Portugal
European Junior Championships

António da Cunha Meneses Martins Abrantes (born 15 May 1968^[1]) is a retired Portuguese middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.^[2] He represented his country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988, as well as two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 1:46.23 outdoors (Maia 1995) and 1:50.94 indoors (Barcelona 1995).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Portugal
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	24th (sf)	400 m	48.33
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	15th (sf)	400 m	47.53
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	800 m	1:49.74
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	35th (h)	800 m	1:49.01
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	14th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.75
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	16th (sf)	800 m	1:50.96
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th (sf)	800 m	1:52.29
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	800m	1:48.30
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	24th (h)	800 m	1:47.91
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	20th (h)	800 m	1:51.36
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	40th (h)	800 m	1:50.89
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	3rd (h)	800 m	1:50.74
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (h)	800 m	1:47.61
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	13th (h)	800 m	1:50.94
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	23rd (h)	800 m	1:48.10
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	5th (sf)	800 m	1:48.19
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.48
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	33rd (h)	800 m	1:47.73