PAULA Paulo Roberto

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	15th (2:13:56)
2012	London, GBR	8th (2:12:17)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2019	Doha, QAT	19th (2:15:09)
2013	Moscow, RUS	7th (2:11:40)

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
15	Marathon	2016/2017	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:13:56

Gold Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
8	Marathon	2018	Vienna, AUT	2:13:30
9	Marathon	2017	Vienna, AUT	2:14:17

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Twin Quinquinha (Facebook profile, 23 Jul 2020)

Athlete

Physical Education - Adamantina University Centre, Brazil

Portuguese

Run Tejo [Portugal]

His twin brother Luis Fernando competed at the 2012 World Half Marathon Championships in Kavarna, Bulgaria. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Oct 2012; NOC, 22 Jul 2012)

He took up the sport at age 15 in Irapuru, Brazil. He ran his first marathon in 2011 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (diarioregional.com.br, 28 Aug 2019)

"My brother [Luis Fernando] and I heard some fireworks in our city and we found there would be a race there. We entered the 15km race, ran barefoot, and won. He took first, I took second. From there, we did not stop." (cob.org.br, 01 Jul 2016; diarioregional.com.br, 28 Aug 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (betway.com, 18 Jun 2019)

Brazilian motor racing driver Ayrton Senna, Ethiopian long distance runners Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele. (cob.org.br, 01 Jul 2016)

"Running is the most important thing in my life." (betway.com, 18 Jun 2019)