S.L. Benfica (athletics)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a semi-professional athletics team based in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica compete in men's and women's domestic and international competitions.

Benfica

Full name	Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Type	Athletics
Founded	2 December 1906 (1906-12-02)
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
League(s)	Portuguese Outdoor Athletics Championship, Indoor Athletics Championship, Cross Country Championship, Road Championship
Activities	Track and field, road running, cross country running, racewalking
Director	Ana Oliveira
Colours	(red, white)
Website	Club website

Current men's roster

[1]

Athlete	Nationality	Competition(s)
Diogo Antunes		100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay
José Pedro Lopes		100 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay
André Costa		100 metres
David Lima		200 metres
Ricardo dos Santos		200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay
Raidel Acea		400 metres
Frederico Curvelo		4 × 100 metres relay
Diogo Mestre		400 metres hurdles
José Carlos Pinto		800 metres
Emanuel Rolim		1500 metres
Marcin Lewandowski		1500 metres
Rui Silva		1500 metres
Luís Miguel Borges		3000 metres steeplechase
André Pereira		3000 metres steeplechase
Rui Pinto		5000 metres
Hermano Ferreira		5000 metres
Eduardo Mbengani		5000 metres
Samuel Barata		10,000 metres
Ricardo Ribas		5000 metres, marathon
Pedro Isidro		5000 m, 20 km, 50 km racewalking
Miguel Carvalho		5000 m, 20 km, 50 km racewalking
Pedro Pablo Pichardo		Triple jump
Victor Korst		High jump
Paulo Conceição		High jump
Ivo Tavares		High jump
Marcos Chuva		Long jump
Diogo Ferreira		Pole vault
Tsanko Arnaudov		Shot put
Francisco Belo		Shot put
Jorge Grave		Discus throw
António Vital e Silva		Hammer throw
Dário Manso		Hammer throw
Décio Andrade		Hammer throw

Current women's roster

[2]

Athlete	Nationality	Competition(s)
Nádia Gaspar		400 metres hurdles
Marisa Vaz Carvalho		100 metres - relay
Tatiana Rosário		200 metres - relay
Rivinilda Mentai		200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay
Marta Pen		800 metres, 1500 metres
Mara Ribeiro		5000 metres racewalking
Ana Dulce Félix		Long-distance running
Vanessa Fernandes		Long-distance running
Vera Nunes		Long-distance running

Men's titles

Domestic competitions

• Portuguese Outdoor Men's Athletics Championship[3][4]

Winners (32): 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

• Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship[4][5]

Winners (10): 1994, 1995, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020

• Portuguese Cross Country Men's Championship[4][6]

Winners (22): 1913, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1981, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015

• Portuguese Cross Country Men's mid-race Championship

Winners (7): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020

• Portuguese Road Men's Championship[4][7]

Winners (7): 1991, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017[8], 2020

European competitions

• European Road Champion Clubs Cup[4]

Winners (5): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Women's titles

Domestic competitions

• Portuguese Outdoor Women's Athletics Championship[4][4][9]

Winners (14): 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

• Portuguese Indoor Women's Athletics Championship[4][10]

Winners: 1994

• Portuguese Cross Country Women's Championship[4][11]

Winners (8): 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1990, 2015, 2016

• Portuguese Road Women's Championship[4][12]

Winners (4): 1990, 2014, 2015, 2016[13]

References

1. "Men's roster". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
2. "Women's roster". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
3. "Campeonatos de Portugal – Ar Livre" [Championships of Portugal – Outdoor] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
4. "Team Honours". slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
5. "Campeonatos de Portugal – Pista Coberta" [Championships of Portugal – Indoor] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
6. "Campeonato de Portugal de Corta-Mato" [Championship of Portugal in Cross Country] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
7. "Campeonato de Portugal de Estrada" [Championship of Portugal in Road] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
8. "Resultados - Campeonato Nacional de Estrada 2017" [2017 National Road Men's Championship - Results] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FP Atletismo. 14 January 2017. p. 10. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
9. "Campeonatos de Portugal – Ar Livre" [Championships of Portugal – Outdoor] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
10. "Campeonatos de Portugal – Pista Coberta" [Championships of Portugal – Indoor] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
11. "Campeonato de Portugal de Corta-Mato" [Championship of Portugal in Cross Country] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 10. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
12. "Campeonato de Portugal de Estrada" [Championship of Portugal in Road] (PDF). fpatletismo.pt (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo. p. 9. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
13. "Benfica campeão de estrada, Rui Silva e Dulce Félix campeões individuais" [Benfica road running champions, Rui Silva and Dulce Félix individual champions] (in Portuguese). Sapo Desporto. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French)