Results Olympic Games 13th 3000 m, 1988 Seoul, KOR 9th 3000 m, 1992 Barcelona, SPA 1st 10000 m, 1996 Atlanta, USA 3rd 10000 m, 2000 Sydney, AUS DNF 10000m, 2004 Athens, GRE World Championships 4th 3000 m, 1986 Athens, GRE (junior) 24th 3000 m, 1987 Rome, ITA 2nd 3000 m, 1988 Sudbury, CAN (junior) 22nd 3000 m, 1991 Tokyo, JAP 10th 10000 m, 1993 Stuttgart, GER 1st 10000 m, 1995 Gothenburg, SWE 2nd 5000 m, 1995 Gothenburg, SWE 3rd 3000 m, 1997 Paris, FRA (indoor) 2nd 10000 m, 1997 Athens, GRE 3rd 5000 m, 1997 Athens, GRE World Cup 2nd 10000 m, 1994 London, ENG European Championships 25th 3000 m, 1986 Sttutgart, GER 1st 3000 m, 1987 Birmingham, ENG (junior) 19th 3000 m, 1990 Split, YUG 1st 3000 m, 1994 Paris, FRA (indoor) 1st 10000 m, 1994 Helsinki, FIN 1st 3000 m, 1996 Stockholm, SWE (indoor) 2nd 3000 m, 1998 Valencia, SPA (indoor) 2nd 10000 m, 1998 Budapest, HUN Road Relay Team Championships 1st, 1992 Funchal, POR World Cross Country Championships 10th Long Race, 1994 Budapest, HUN 1st Long Race, 1994 Budapest, HUN (Team) 10th Short Race, 2000 Vilamoura, POR 1st Short Race, 2000 Vilamoura, POR (Team) European Cross Country Championships 6th 4,5 km, 1994 Alnwick, ENG 3rd 4,5 km, 1994 Alnwick, ENG (Team) 4th 5,6 km, 1998 Ferrara, ITA 1st 5,6 km, 1998 Ferrara, ITA (Team) 15th 5,64 km, 2004 Heringsdorf, GER 1st 5,64 km, 2004 Heringsdorf, GER (Team) 3rd 8,2 km, 2007 Toro, SPA (Team) European 10000 Meters Challenge 1st 10000 m, 1998 Lisbon, POR 1st 10000 m, 1998 Lisbon, POR (Team) 2nd 10000 m, 2002 Camaiore, ITA 1st 10000 m, 2002 Camaiore, ITA (Team) 1st 10000 m, 2003 Athens, GRE 1st 10000 m, 2003 Athens, GRE (Team) 3rd 10000 m, 2004 Maribor, SLO 2nd 10000 m, 2004 Maribor, SLO (Team) European Cup 10000 Meters 2nd 10000 m, 2005 Barakaldo, SPA 1st 10000 m, 2005 Barakaldo, SPA (Team) 6th 10000 m, 2009 Ribeira Brava, POR 1st 10000 m, 2009 Ribeira Brava, POR (Team) 7th 10000 m, 2010 Marseille, FRA 1st 10000 m, 2010 Marseille, FRA (Team) Lusophony Games 2nd Half Marathon, 2006 Macau, CHN 1st 10 km road, 2009 Lisbon, POR Ibero-American Championships 3rd 3000 m, 1990 Manaus, BRA 1st 5000 m, 2000 Rio de Janeiro, BRA 1st 5000 m, 2004 Huelva, SPA Iberian 10000 Meters Championships 1st 10000 m, 1992 Maia, POR Medal Count 40 International Medals