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Luís Cunha
Personal information
Full nameLuís Filipe Vítorino Cunha
Born (1964-12-05) 5 December 1964 (age 59)
Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubBenfica Lisbon

Luís Filipe Vítorino Cunha (born 5 December 1964 in Lisbon) is a former Portuguese sprinter.[2] He represented his country at the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as one outdoor and two indoor World Championships. In addition, he won two medals in the 200 metres at the Ibero-American Championships.

He later worked as the sprints and hurdles head coach for the Singapore athletics team.[3]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Portugal
1983 Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 200 m 21.74
4th 4x400 m relay 3:15.74
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 24th (h) 60 m 7.08
23rd (h) 200 m 22.34
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 19th (h) 60 m 6.92
13th (h) 200 m 22.02
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 25th (h) 100 m 10.74
16th (h) 200 m 21.31
8th 4x100 m relay 39.74
Ibero-American Championships Havana, Cuba 6th 100 m 10.63
2nd 200 m 21.08
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 14th (h) 200 m 21.83
World Championships Rome, Italy 16th (sf) 4x100 m relay 40.24
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th (h) 60 m 7.00
17th (h) 200 m 21.67
Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 9th (h) 100 m 10.36
3rd 4x100 m relay 39.63
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 69th (h) 100 m 10.80
44th (h) 200 m 21.72
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 21st (h) 60 m 6.92
12th (sf) 200 m 22.18
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 29th (h) 60 m 6.90
13th (h) 200 m 21.93
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 31st (qf) 100 m 10.78
22nd (qf) 200 m 21.37
1990 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 11th (h) 200 m 21.60
Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd 200 m 21.45
3rd 4x100 m relay 40.82
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 28th (h) 100 m 10.75
22nd (h) 200 m 21.98
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 26th (h) 60 m 7.03
18th (h) 200 m 21.62
Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 9th (h) 200 m 21.52
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 18th (h) 4x100 m relay 40.30
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 6th 100 m 10.73 (w)
7th 200 m 21.18
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 24th (h) 60 m 6.78
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 6th 100 m 10.47
8th (h) 200 m 21.521
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 72nd (h) 100 m 10.65
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 13th (h) 100 m 10.68

1Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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