Carlos Cabral (athlete)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Veiga and the second or paternal family name is Cabral.

Carlos Cabral

Personal information
Born	(1952-06-20) 20 June 1952 Lagos, Portugal
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Club	Esperança de Lagos Sporting CP

Carlos Alberto Veiga Cabral (born 20 June 1952 in Lagos, Portugal) is a Portuguese former athlete who competed in middle-distance and cross country events. He won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1983 Ibero-American Championships. In addition, he represented his country at one outdoor and five indoor European Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Portugal
1970	European Junior Championships	Colombes, France	13th (sf)	800 m	1:55.2
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	10th (h)	800 m	1:51.0
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	5th	1500 m	3:39.9
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	6th	1500 m	3:41.24
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	21st (h)	800 m	1:49.84
			12th (h)	1500 m	3:42.29
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th (h)	1500 m	3:48.52
	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	800 m	1:49.32
			4th	1500 m	3:15.74
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	12th (h)	1500 m	3:42.20

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.33 (Berlin 1980)
• 1000 metres – 2:19.9 (Acoteias 1982)
• 1500 metres – 3:38.7 (Lisbon 1980)
• 2000 metres – 5:06.4 (Lisbon 1984)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:51.0 (Vienna 1979)
• 1500 metres – 3:39.9 (Sindelfingen 1980)