Domingos Castro

Domingos Castro

Personal information
Full name	Domingos Silva Castro
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1963-11-22) 22 November 1963 Guimarães, Portugal
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Portugal World Championships 1987 Rome 5000 m World Marathon Majors 1995 Paris Marathon 1997 Rotterdam Marathon 1999 New York Marathon

Domingos Silva Castro (born 22 November 1963 in Fermentões-Guimarães) is a former long-distance runner from Portugal, who was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s, early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships. As a marathoner, he won the 1995 edition of the Paris Marathon, clocking 2:10:06, and the Rotterdam Marathon of 1997, in his personal best of 2:07:51. He won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños four times in his career – more than any other athlete. He also came in 2nd place overall in the 1999 New York City Marathon.

At the 1988 Olympic Games, he ran the 5,000m and, as the race unfolded, Kenyan athlete John 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 German Dieter Baumann and East German Hansjörg Kunze sprinted past him, taking silver and bronze respectively, robbing a distraught Castro of a reward for his brave run.

His twin brother Dionísio was also a world class athlete in the long-distance events. The two of them represented their native country at the 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) and 1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona, Spain). Domingos also competed in the 1996 (Atlanta, United States) and 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney, Australia).

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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, New York	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

External links

• Domingos Castro at World Athletics
• (in Portuguese) Centario Sporting