Paulo Guerra

Paulo Guerra

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Portugal
World Cross Country Championships
	1993 Belfast	Long race team
	1999 Belfast	Long race individual
	1999 Belfast	Long race team
	2000 Vilamoura	Long race team
European Cross Country Championships
	1994 Alnwick	Individual
	1994 Alnwick	Team
	1995 Alnwick	Individual
	1996 Charleroi	Team
	1999 Velenje	Individual
	2000 Malmö	Individual
	1995 Alnwick	Team
	1996 Charleroi	Individual
	1998 Ferrara	Team
	1999 Velenje	Team
	2001 Thun	Team

Paulo Alexandre Martins Guerra (born 21 August 1970 in Barrancos, Baixo Alentejo Province) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres and cross-country running. After 2001 he mainly ran half marathons.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Portugal
1993	World Cross Country Championships	Amorebieta, Spain	21st	Long race (11.75 km)	34:01
			3rd	Team competition	167 pts
1994	World Cross Country Championships	Budapest, Hungary	13th	Long race (12.06 km)	35:27
			5th	Team competition	212 pts
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	10,000 m	28:10.18
1995	World Cross Country Championships	Durham, United Kingdom	6th	Long race (12.02 km)	34:38
			4th	Team competition	139 pts
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	10,000 m	27:52.55
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	26th	Long race (12.333 km)	36:46
			4th	Team competition	263 pts
1998	World Cross Country Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	12th	Long race (12 km)	34:59
			4th	Team competition	74 pts
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	14th	10,000 m	28:52.66
1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, United Kingdom	3rd	Long race (12 km)	38:46
			3rd	Team competition	76 pts
2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	25th	Long race (12.3 km)	36:44
			3rd	Team competition	69 pts
2001	World Cross Country Championships	Ostend, Belgium	4th	Long race (12.3 km)	40:06
			5th	Team competition	100 pts

Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 3:45.21 min (1995)
• 3000 metres - 7:49.94 min (1996)
• 3000 metres steeplechase - 8:43.86 min (1991)
• 5000 metres - 13:18.59 min (1995)
• 10,000 metres - 27:50.17 min (1998)
• Half marathon - 1:01:53 hrs (1996)
• Marathon - 2:11:02 hrs (1998)

External links

• Paulo Guerra at World Athletics
• The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005
• Sports Reference profile