MOREIRA Sara

Portugal

Athletics

Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Place of birth: SANTO TIRSO

Birth Country:

Portugal

Place of residence : SANTO TIRSO

Residence Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon	DNF

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	5000m	10,000m	3000m SC	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	-	-	DNF
2012	London, GBR	1R (DNS)	14th (31:16.44)	-	-
2008	Beijing, CHN	-	-	Heats (9:34.39)	-

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	5000m	10,000m	3000m SC
2015	Beijing, CHN	-	12th (32:06.14)	-
2011	Daegu, KOR	-	-	DQ
2009	Berlin, GER	10th (15:12.22)	-	Heats (9:28.64)
2007	Osaka, JPN	-	-	13th (10:00.40)

European Championships

Year	Location	10,000m
2018	Berlin, GER	DNF

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
39	Half Marathon	2020	Gdynia, POL	1:11:39

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

Nickname:

Lala (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physiotherapy - School of Education of Porto, Portugal

Family:

Husband Pedro Ribeiro, son Guilherme [2013]

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Club name:

Sporting Clube de Portugal [Lisbon, POR]

Coach:

Carlos Monteiro [personal], POR, from 2018

Injuries:

She missed the 2017 World Championships in London, England, due to an ankle injury. (tribunaexpresso.pt, 01 Aug 2017)

She was unable to finish the marathon event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to a stress fracture. She was out of competition until November 2016. In December 2016 she sustained another stress fracture that sidelined her until February 2017. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021; tribunaexpresso.pt, 01 Aug 2017)

Start:

She took up athletics at age eight in Santo Tirso, Portugal, and ran her first marathon in 2014 in New York, NY, United States of America. (desporto.sapo.pt, 01 Nov 2015; corresaltalanca.inshape.pt, Jan 2013; Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Reason:

She had a passion for athletics from an early age. "I love running." (corresaltalanca.inshape.pt, Jan 2013; Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To achieve a top-10 finish in the women's marathon at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sporting.pt, 18 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing in third place at the 2014 New York City Marathon in the United States of America. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021; tvi24.iol.pt, 02 Nov 2014)

Hero:

US sprinter Allyson Felix. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Ritual:

She dresses in her competition clothing the day before a competition. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"When I run, I'm happy." (Twitter profile, 24 Apr 2018)

"The mind is the one who commands everything. Believing is the watchword." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Award:

In July 2017 the park in her hometown of Santo Tirso, Portugal, was renamed Sara Moreira Urban Park. (jornaldoave.pt, 07 Jul 2017; cm-stirso.pt, 02 Sep 2020)

In 2016 she received the Order of Merit [Commander] by the Portuguese government. (ordens.presidencia.pt, 10 Jul 2016)

General Interest

General
COACH CHANGE
In July 2018 she stopped training under Pedro Ribeiro, her husband, to work with Carlos Monteiro. "With Carlos it has been a constant journey of discovery. There is more pressure, but I have grown with the training group and the methodical way he works. I'm more organised. I needed something different, I was falling into monotony, and the coach is more than 50% of the athlete's success. I have no training, but coaching is something I see myself doing in the future." (ojogo.pt, 27 Dec 2019)

SANCTION
She tested positive for the prohibited substance methylhexanamine at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Republic of Korea. She stated the failed test was because she had taken a food supplement that was not labelled with the banned substance. The Portuguese Athletics Federation [FPA] accepted she had not knowingly taken the substance, but suspended her from the sport for six months and her result from the 3000m steeplechase at the 2011 World Championships was annulled. She was eligible to return to competitive action in March 2012. (sol.pt, 31 Jan 2012; IAAF, 25 Jan 2012; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Aug 2011)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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