António Coelho Pinto (born 22 March 1966) is a retired Portuguese long-distance runner. He was born in

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, Amarante. Pinto won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000, as well as the

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final at the

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. Pinto's best time in the

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is 2:06:36. He competed in four consecutive

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for his native country, beginning in 1988. He also won the Lisbon Half Marathon 1998.Lisbon Half Marathon winners
/ref> He retired in 2002.

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* * 1966 births Living people Portuguese male long-distance runners Portuguese male marathon runners London Marathon male winners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Portugal European Athletics Championships medalists Berlin Marathon male winners {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub