Domingos Silva Castro (born 22 November 1963) is a Portuguese former long-distance runner. He was one of the leading athletes in the longer events during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships. As a marathoner, he won the 1995 edition of the Paris Marathon, clocking 2:10:06, and the Rotterdam Marathon of 1997, in his personal best of 2:07:51. He won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños four times in his career – more than any other athlete.Podium Cross Internacional (List of medallists). Venta de Baños. Retrieved on 2009-12-27. He also came in 2nd place overall in the 1999 New York City Marathon.
At the 1988 Olympic Games, he ran the 5,000m and, as the race unfolded, Kenyan athlete John Ngugi made a substantial leading break. Castro made a brave attempt to chase him and for several laps held on to the silver medal position. In the last lap however, Castro's form started to fade, and in the last 30 metres, West German Dieter Baumann and East German Hansjörg Kunze sprinted past him, taking silver and bronze respectively, robbing a distraught Castro of a reward for his brave run.
His twin brother Dionísio was also a world class athlete in the long-distance events. The two of them represented their native country at the 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) and 1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona, Spain). Domingos also competed in the 1996 (Atlanta, United States) and 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney, Australia).
Achievements All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise Representing 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th5000m13:42.0917th10,000m28:33.89New York City MarathonNew York City, United States5thMarathon2:12:491995Paris MarathonParis, France 1stMarathon2:10:061996London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom6thMarathon2:11:12Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States25thMarathon2:18:031997Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:07:51New York City MarathonNew York City, United States6thMarathon2:10:231999London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom8thMarathon2:10:24New York City MarathonNew York City, United States 2ndMarathon2:09:202000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia18thMarathon2:16:522002Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany18thMarathon2:13:23
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