Augusto Ramos Soares

Augusto Ramos Soares (born 22 August 1986 in Baucau, Timor Timur, Indonesia) is an East Timorese long distance runner. He represented his country in the marathon event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing in 84th place.[1] He was also East Timor's flag-bearer at the 2012 Games.[2]

Augusto Ramos Soares
Soares in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
Personal information
Born (1986-08-22) 22 August 1986
Baucau, Timor Timur, Indonesia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryEast Timor
Event(s)Marathon
College teamUniversity of Timor Lorosae, Dili, TLS
ClubSport Lauraran Benfica (SLB), Dili, TLS
Coached byAntonio Dacosta from 2012 (Athlete, 24 Jul 2012)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2012
Personal best(s)Marathon;: 2:30.04
1500m: 4:11.35

He was inspired to run by a visit to his school by Aguida Amaral, East Timor's first Olympic athlete. His pre-Olympic personal best was 2:30:04.[3] He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics but did not participate.[4] He came second at the Dili Marathon in 2010 and 2011.[5][6]

He competed for East Timor at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 1500 metres event. He finished 12th in his heat and did not qualify for the semifinals. However, he did run a personal best with a time of 4:11.35.[7] He was the flag bearer for East Timor during the closing ceremony.[8]

References
  1. London Olympics 2012 Athlete profile Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. The Australian From the bottom of the leaderboard July 27 2012 Retrieved on August 7, 2012
  4. "Off The Field - News - Olympics - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. "Timor-Leste Marathon: A Leap for Communities, Peace & Hope - Festivals - Sustainable Living, Tourism, Heritage". www.gaiadiscovery.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  6. "Dili Marathon 2011 // Results // eventdirector results". 2014-08-14. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  7. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  8. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-24.


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