Luis Soares

Luis Soares

Luis Soares (24 March 1964 – 13 November 2024) was a Portuguese-French long-distance runner. Born in Nazaré, he started to run for his birth country, before settling in France in 1986 and being naturalized French in 1989.[1]

On 29 March 1992, he won the Paris Marathon with a personal best of 2:10:03, setting a new French national record which stood until 1998.[2] He represented France at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, finishing 45th in the marathon.[3] He also ran the marathon for France at the 1999 World Athletics Championships but did not finish the race.[4]

Soares died on 13 November 2024, at the age of 60, after a long illness.[5]

Achievements

  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  France
1987 Lille Marathon Lille, France 1st 2:14:41
1992 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st 2:10:03
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 45th 2:21:57
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain — DNF

References

  1. ↑ "Ancien recordman de France du marathon, Luis Soares est mort". L’Equipe. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Athlétisme. Luis Soares, ex-recordman de France du marathon, est mort". Ouest France. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Olympedia - Luis Soares". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ancien recordman de France du marathon, Luis Soares est mort". L’Equipe. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Ancien recordman de France du marathon, Luis Soares est mort (in French)

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