Carlos Lopes

Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʒ ˈlɔpɨʃ], born 18 February 1947) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner.

For the Paralympic athlete, see Carlos Lopes (Paralympic athlete). For other people, see Carlos López.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.
Carlos Lopes

Lopes in 1985
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Portugal
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesMarathon
1976 Montreal10,000 m
World Cross Country Championships
1976 ChepstowLong course
1984 East RutherfordLong course
1985 LisbonLong course
1977 DüsseldorfLong course
1983 GatesheadLong course

He won the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming Portugal's first Olympic gold medalist and setting an Olympic record for the event. This record in the men’s marathon stood for 24 years.

In 1985, Lopes set the marathon world record at 2:07:12 at the Rotterdam Marathon.

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