Sónia Lopes


Sónia Lopes is a Cape Verdean middle distance and long-distance runner.

Career

Almeida first competed for Cape Verde at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal where she placed 118th in the Women's short race in a time of 18:33. The following year at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, Almeida recorded a personal best and national record time of 11:37.38 in the heats of the 3000 metres. Five months later at the World Outdoor Championships in Edmonton, Lopes placed 35th in the 1500 metres with a time of 5:13.80. The following year at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics in Radès, Tunisia, she finished last in the 1500 metres but with an improved time of 4:56.92. In 2003, Lopes competed in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura, finishing in 59th in 1:24:59 and in the marathon at the 2003 World Championships, finishing in last place in 3:21:59. Two years later she was back on track running the 1500 metres in 4:51.29 at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.

Personal bests

Below is Euclides Lopes' personal best times.
EventTimeVenueDateRecordsNotes
800 metres2:29.73Macerata, Italy25 September 2011
1500 metres4:33.81Villafranca di Verona, Italy30 June 2007NR
3000 metres9:43.83Bussolengo, Italy6 June 2009
3000 metres 11:37.38Lisbon, Portugal9 March 2001NR
5000 metres17:13.49Rovereto, Italy29 June 2012
10,000 metres36:34.13Treviso, Italy18 April 2010
3000 metres steeplechase10:45.75Pordenone, Italy4 July 2009
5 km 17:54Bolzano, Italy31 December 2011
10 km 36:45Gualtieri, Italy12 April 2004
10 mi 1:00:01San Giovanni Lupatoto, Italy7 February 2010
Half marathon1:17:55Brugnera, Italy21 March 2010
Marathon2:57:30Verona, Italy6 October 2013