António M. Fernandes (Revista Atletismo)
21 July 2001 - Susana Feitor set a new world best performance at 20000 meters walk, on track, with a performance of 1:29:36.4, on Saturday in Lisbon, in the same stadium used for the World Junior Championships in 1994, during the Portugal Championships.
Susana Feitor (with 44:38.47 at 10000 metres) lead all the event, which was contested also by Sofia Avoila (1:33:58.1) and Vera Santos (1:36:41.7).
Avoila also bettered the previous world best (1:35:23.7) of Cristina Saltanovic (LIT) made last year (August, 3) in Kaunas.
Friday was the last day at altitude for Susana Feitor and she broke the record after 700 km by car (between Granada and Lisbon).
Carlos Calado won the long jump with 8.10 (wind: +2.8 m/s, 7.98 legal); Rui Silva (3:40.05) and Carla Sacramento (4:15.98) won the 1500 m 24 hours after their presence in Monaco.
Portugal Championships (1st day)
Results
Men
100 m (wind: +1.4) – 1. Ricardo Alves 10.50 (10.36 semi-final).
1500 m 1.Rui Silva 3:40.05; 2. Manuel Damião 3:40.37.
5000 m – 1. José Ramos 1:53.31.
High Jump - 1. Rafael Gonçalves 2.17 (national Record).
Long Jump – 1. Carlos Calado 8.10 (wind: +2.4, 7.98 reg.).
Shot Put – 1. LuísHerédio Costa 16.97.
Javelin – 1. Filipe Ventura 69.58.
20000 m walk, (track) – 1. João Vieira 1:24:08.8.
Women
100 m (wind: +1,1) – 1. Severina Cravid 11.62.
1500 m - 1. Carla Sacramento 4:15.98.
Pole vault – 1. Elisabete Tavares 3.88; 2. Marisa Vieira 3.82.
Triple Jump – 1. Sandra Cruz 12.81.
Discus throw – 1. Teresa Machado 61.15.
Hammer throw – 1. Vânia Silva 60.83; 2. Sónia Alves 58.64; 3. Maria José Conde
54.16.
10000 m walk – 1. Susana Feitor 44:38.87; 2. Isilda Gonçalves 44 :59.77; 3.
Inês Henriques 45 :14.3; 4. Sofia Avoila 45 :37.77; 5. Vera Santos 47:25.52.
20000 m walk (track) – 1. Susana Feitor 1:29:36.4 – world best; 2. Sofia Avoila
1 :33:58.1; 3. Vera Santos 1:36 :41.7.
