personal best time to 2:25:04. She came ninth in the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and also placed fifth at that year's Great North Run. The next year she took thirteenth place in the 2012 London Olympic marathon with a run of 2:26:13 and once again came third in Yokohama. International competition record References External links 1980 births Living people People from Paços de Ferreira Portuguese female long-distance runners Portuguese female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Portugal S.L. Benfica athletes Sportspeople from Porto District