Rosa Mota

Portoguese athletics competitor · Portugal · Politicians · Born 1958 · age 68

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Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold.

A life in dates

2000Silver Olympic OrderAward1988Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of PortugalAward1987Grand Cross of the Order of Prince HenryAward1985Officer of the Order of Prince HenryAward1983Knight of the Order of Prince HenryAward1958Born29 June 1958

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Mota carrying the IAAF flag at the World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka

Awards

Silver Olympic Order2000

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal1988

Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry1987

Officer of the Order of Prince Henry1985

Knight of the Order of Prince Henry1983

About this person

Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold. Mota was the first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals, as well as being the only woman to be the reigning European, World, and Olympic champion at the same time. On the 30th Anniversary Gala of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), she was distinguished as the greatest female marathon runner of all time.

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Portugal

Politicians from Portugal 6

Pedro V of Portugal57.3

Samora Moisés Machel57.0

Amílcar Cabral57.3

José Sócrates57.0

António José Seguro58.1

Teófilo Braga56.8

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