Personal bests:

Event	Record	Year / Location
1500 meters	3:49.6 min	1998 Maia/Portugal
3000 meters	8:03.65 min	1995 Lisboa/Portugal
5000 meters	13:46.67 min	1996 Leiria/Portugal
10000 meters	28:39.64 min	1997 Catania/Italy
Half Marathon	1:01:50 hrs	1998 Zurich/Switzerland
Marathon	2:09:41 hrs	2004 Berlin/Germany

Marathon progression:

Year	Mark	Place	Location	Date – Info
1998	2:18:03	27th	Paris	05/04/1998 – Début
1998	2:10:32	2nd	Reims	11/10/1998
1999	2:14:27	4th	Sevilla	28/08/1999 – World Championships
2000	2:11:29	13th	Rotterdam	16/04/2000
2000	2:23:04	50th	Sydney	01/10/2000 – Olympic Games
2001	2:10:28	1st	Vienna	20/05/2001
2001	NM	DNF	Edmonton	03/08/2001 – World Championships
2002	2:19:35	9th	Beppu – Oita	03/02/2002
2004	2:09:41	7th	Berlin	26/09/2004
2005	2:18:36	24th	Helsinki	13/08/2005 – World Championships
2006	2:22:18	22th	Hamburg	23/04/2006
2006	NM	DNF	Goteburg	13/08/2006 – European Championships