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| Full name | Domingos Silva Castro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1963-11-22)22 November 1963 (age 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domingos Silva Castro (born 22 November 1963) is aPortuguese formerlong-distance runner. He was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the5,000 metres at the1987 World Championships. As a marathoner, he won the 1995 edition of theParis Marathon, clocking 2:10:06, and theRotterdam Marathon of 1997, in his personal best of 2:07:51. He won theCross Internacional de Venta de Baños four times in his career – more than any other athlete.[1] He also came in 2nd place overall in the1999 New York City Marathon.
At the1988 Olympic Games, he ran the 5,000m and, as the race unfolded, Kenyan athleteJohn Ngugi made a substantial leading break. Castro made a brave attempt to chase him and for several laps held on to the silver medal position. In the last lap however, Castro's form started to fade, and in the last 30 metres, West GermanDieter Baumann and East GermanHansjörg Kunze sprinted past him, taking silver and bronze respectively, robbing a distraught Castro of a reward for his brave run.[citation needed]
His twin brotherDionísio was also a world class athlete in the long-distance events. The two of them represented their native country at the1988 (Seoul, South Korea) and1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona, Spain). Domingos also competed in the1996 (Atlanta, United States) and2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney, Australia).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Portugal | |||||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 5000m | 13:42.09 |
| 17th | 10,000m | 28:33.89 | |||
| New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 5th | Marathon | 2:12:49 | |
| 1995 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:06 |
| 1996 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Marathon | 2:11:12 |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 25th | Marathon | 2:18:03 | |
| 1997 | Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1st | Marathon | 2:07:51 |
| New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 6th | Marathon | 2:10:23 | |
| 1999 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Marathon | 2:10:24 |
| New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:20 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 18th | Marathon | 2:16:52 |
| 2002 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 18th | Marathon | 2:13:23 |
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