Aurora Cunha (born 31 May 1959, in Ronfe, near Guimarães) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, living in Póvoa de Varzim. From 1984 to 1992 she represented her native country in three consecutive Olympic Games. Cunha's greatest successes were in road running, at which she was a three-time World Champion. She also won several marathons during her career, including Paris (1988), Tokyo (1988), Chicago (1990) and Rotterdam (1992).
International competitions Representing 1982European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy8th3000 m9:12.861983Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st1500m4:15.551st3000m9:14.101984World Road Race ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 1st10 km33:04Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States6th3000 m8:46.371985World Road Race ChampionshipsGateshead, England 1st15 km49:171986European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain6th3000 m9:10.50European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany4th10,000 m31:39.35World Road Race ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 1st15 km48:311987World Championships Rome, Italy17th10,000 m32:44.421988Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:34:56Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea —MarathonDNFTokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1stMarathon2:31:26 1989London MarathonLondon, England 3rdMarathon2:28:11World Road Race ChampionshipsSan Diego, United States 3rd15 km50:061990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia9th10,000 m32:15.83World Road Race ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland5th15 km50:27Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States1stMarathon2:30:111991World Championships Tokyo, Japan—MarathonDNF1992Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:29:14Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain—MarathonDNF
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