José Luís Franca Abranches Pinto (born 19 June 1956 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese retired race walker. He represented his native country Portugal at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984.
Achievements Representing 1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 14th20 km1:34:191983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 23rd20 km1:27:10 16th50 km4:03:47Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2nd20 km1:31:031984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 25th20 km1:30:54 8th50 km4:04:421986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany —50 kmDNF1987European Indoor Championships Liévin, France18th (h)5000 m20:20.06World ChampionshipsRome, Italy 18th20 km1:25.24 15th50 km3:56.401988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 31st20 km1:26:33 21st50 km3:55:571990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia —20 kmDNF —50 kmDNF1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain —50 kmDSQ
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