Leonor Piuza
Mozambican runner (born 1978)
Leonor Odete Piuza (born 14 April 1978) is a Mozambican runner, who specializes in the 800 metres.
Piuza won the gold medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games and finished sixth at the 2008 African Championships. She also competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Piuza's personal best time is 2:01.71 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 11th (h) | 800 m | 2:05.19 |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.84 |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 13th (h) | 800 m | 2:10.50 | |
Lusophony Games | Macau | 1st | 800 m | 2:07.34 | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 800 m | 2:02.83 |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6th | 800 m | 2:05.95 |
2009 | Lusophony Games | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 800 m | 2:07.48 |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 36th (h) | 800 m | 2:06.72 | |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 7th | 800 m | 2:08.45 |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | – | 800 m | DNF | |
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 12th (h) | 800 m | 2:06.72 |
External links
- Leonor Piuza at World Athletics
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African Games champions in women's 800 metres
- 1973: Christine Anyakun (UGA)
- 1978: Tekla Chemabwai (KEN)
- 1987: Selina Chirchir (KEN)
- 1991–99: Maria Mutola (MOZ)
- 2003: Grace Ebor (NGR)
- 2007: Leonor Piuza (MOZ)
- 2011: Annet Negesa (UGA)
- 2015: Caster Semenya (RSA)
- 2019: Hirut Meshesha (ETH)
- 2023: Tsige Duguma (ETH)
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