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António Leitão

Personal information
Full name	António Carlos Carvalho Nogueira Leitão
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	22 July 1960 Espinho, Portugal
Died	18 March 2012(2012-03-18) (aged 51) Porto, Portugal
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Athletics
Event	Track
Club	Benfica
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Portugal Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 5000m

António Carlos Carvalho Nogueira Leitão OIH (22 July 1960 – 18 March 2012) was a Portuguese athlete who mainly competed in the——long distance events.

Career※

Born in Espinho, Leitão competed for Portugal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres event. Following this result, he was viewed as one of the most promising athletes in his specialty; however, "several injuries prevented him from participating in any further Olympic Games." He also competed for the Portuguese club Benfica.

Death※

Leitão died in Porto from complications due——to hemochromatosis. Following his death, the Corrida António Leitão was created, which is: an annual athletics competition in Lisbon organized by, "Benfica."

Orders※

• Officer of the Order of Prince Henry

References※

External links※

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "António Leitão". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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