Portuguese long jumper (born 1975)
Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado (born October 5, 1975 in Alcanena , Médio Tejo ) is an athlete from Portugal , Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica , who specialises in the long jump .
He was at his peak in 2001 when he won bronze medals at both the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and set the indoor national record of 8.22 metres. His outdoor personal best of 8.36 metres, set in 1997, is also the national record.
His last major competition was in triple jump at the European Indoor Championships in early 2005, where he was knocked out in the qualifying round.
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Portugal
1993
European Junior Championships
San Sebastián, Spain
12th
Triple jump
15.30 m
1994
World Junior Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
8th
Long jump
7.56 m w (wind: +3.0 m/s)
6th
Triple jump
16.14 m w (wind: +3.2 m/s)
Ibero-American Championships
Mar del Plata, Argentina
5th
Long jump
7.14 m w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
1996
European Indoor Championships
Stockholm, Sweden
25th (q)
Long jump
7.26 m
14th (q)
Triple jump
15.63 m
Ibero-American Championships
Medellín, Colombia
3rd
Long jump
8.06 m
2nd
Triple jump
16.82 m
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
24th (q)
Long jump
7.81 m
19th (q)
Triple jump
16.65 m
1997
World Indoor Championships
Paris , France
11th
Long jump
7.50 m
–
Triple jump
DNF
European U23 Championships
Turku, Finland
2nd
100 m
10.29 s w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
1st
Long jump
8.32 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
World Championships
Seville, Spain
43rd (qf)
100 m
10.41 s
17th (h)
4×100 m relay
39.37 s
14th (q)
Long jump
7.92 m
1998
European Indoor Championships
Valencia, Spain
2nd
Long jump
8.05 m
Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
4th
Long jump
7.81 m
1999
World Championships
Seville, Spain
25th (qf)
100 m
10.24 s
25th (q)
Long jump
7.75 m
2000
European Indoor Championships
Ghent, Belgium
11th (q)
Long jump
7.81 m
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
10th
Long jump
7.94 m
2001
World Indoor Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
3rd
Long jump
8.16 m (iNR)
World Championships
Edmonton , Canada
3rd
Long jump
8.21 m
2002
European Indoor Championships
Vienna, Austria
17th (q)
Long jump
7.67 m
2004
Ibero-American Championships
Huelva, Spain
4th
Long jump
7.74 m
2005
European Indoor Championships
Madrid, Spain
18th (q)
Triple jump
15.63 m
Personal bests
References