Portuguese pole vaulter
Francisco Nuno Fernandes (born 1 April 1969 in Porto, Portugal ) is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialised in pole vaulting .[ 1] He represented Portugal at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, each time failing to qualify for the final.
His personal record was 5.66 metres outdoors and 5.62 metres indoors, both set in 1996. Those marks stood as national records until being broken by Edi Maia in 2013 and 2012 respectively.
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Portugal
1989
Universiade
Duisburg, West Germany
18th (q)
Pole vault
4.60 m
1991
Universiade
Sheffield, United Kingdom
19th (q)
Pole vault
5.00 m
9th
Decathlon
6932 pts
1992
Ibero-American Championships
Seville, Spain
2nd
Pole vault
5.30 m
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
29th (q)
Pole vault
5.00 m
1993
Universiade
Buffalo, United States
12th
Pole vault
5.30 m
World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
36th (q)
Pole vault
5.25 m
1994
European Indoor Championships
Paris, France
–
Pole vault
NM
European Championships
Helsinki, Finland
16th (q)
Pole vault
5.40 m
Ibero-American Championships
Mar del Plata, Argentina
1st
Pole vault
5.15 m
1995
World Indoor Championships
Barcelona, Spain
15th (q)
Pole vault
5.60 m
World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
19th (q)
Pole vault
5.40 m
Universiade
Fukuoka, Japan
3rd
Pole vault
5.55 m
1996
European Indoor Championships
Stockholm, Sweden
–
Pole vault
NM
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
18th (q)
Pole vault
5.60 m
1997
Universiade
Catania, Italy
8th
Pole vault
5.30 m
1998
Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
2nd
Pole vault
5.55 m
European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
–
Pole vault
NM
2000
Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1st
Pole vault
5.20 m
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
32nd (q)
Pole vault
5.25 m
2001
World Indoor Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
9th
Pole vault
5.45 m
2002
European Indoor Championships
Vienna, Austria
19th (q)
Pole vault
5.20 m
Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
2nd
Pole vault
5.20 m
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