In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Correia dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Mota.
Rosa Mota
Rosa Mota in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota
Born
(1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 65) Porto, Portugal
Height
5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight
99 lb (45 kg)
Sport
Sport
Track and field athletics
Event
Marathon
Retired
1992
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
1988 – Gold
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Portugal
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul
Marathon
1984 Los Angeles
Marathon
World Championships
1987 Rome
Marathon
European Championships
1982 Athens
Marathon
1986 Stuttgart
Marathon
1990 Split
Marathon
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈʁɔzɐˈmɔtɐ]; born 29 June 1958) 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.[1]
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔzɐ ˈmɔtɐ]; born 29 June 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one...
The Super Bock Arena (Pavilhão RosaMota) is a cultural and sports arena in Porto, Portugal. The pavilion opened in 1954. It was previously known as Pavilhão...
arenas, most notably the city-owned Super Bock Arena (formerly Pavilhão RosaMota), swimming pools in the area of Constituição (between the Marquês and...
30 July 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010. "RosaMota e Carlos Lopes premiados pelo CNID" [Carlos Lopes and RosaMota awarded by CNID] (in Portuguese). Record...
30 July 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010. "RosaMota e Carlos Lopes premiados pelo CNID" [Carlos Lopes and RosaMota awarded by CNID] (in Portuguese). Record...
Palace Music – Arise Therefore Oxbow – Serenade in Red (European release) RosaMota – Bionic Robbie Fulks – Country Love Songs Big'n – Discipline Through...
Luís Mena e Silva (two bronzes), Carlos Lopes (one gold and one silver), RosaMota (one gold and one bronze), Fernanda Ribeiro (one gold and one bronze)...
first ever Olympic gold medal, through Carlos Lopes in the marathon. RosaMota, future marathon olympic champion, was the bronze medalist of this event...
New Bedford 1990 1:00:34 Steve Moneghetti (AUS) South Shields 1:09:33 RosaMota (POR) South Shields 1991 1:00:51 Moses Tanui (KEN) Milan 1:07:59 Elana...
1987 RosaMota Portugal 2:25:21 1988 RosaMota Portugal 2:24:30 Second victory 1989 Ingrid Kristiansen Norway 2:24:33 Second victory 1990 RosaMota Portugal...
Poliesportiu de Les Comes, Igualada 1999–2000 Barcelona (12) 3–2 Porto Pavilhão RosaMota, Porto 2000–01 Barcelona (13) 4–2 Liceo Palacio de Deportes San Pablo...
t e World champions in women's marathon 1983: Grete Waitz (NOR) 1987: RosaMota (POR) 1991: Wanda Panfil (POL) 1993: Junko Asari (JPN) 1995: Manuela Machado...
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