Carlos Lopes - World Cross Country Champion, Lisbon, 1985 & Marathon 1984

Carlos Lopes signing off his fantastic athletics career by winning the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Lisbon,1985. Three wins and two second places in this Championship is some record!
Carlos Lopes winning the Olympic Marathon title in Los Angeles, 1984.
BBC Coverage. Commentators - Ron Pickering, Stuart Storey & Brendan Foster. Olympic Marathon - David Coleman.

[@juliodinisgomes5675]

Vão passar mais de 50 anos , até que Portugal volte a ter um atleta ,no atletismo com o nível de Carlos Lopes.

[@minolta7i]

Just amazing running from a guy who was PEAKING at 38 years of age! I know of no other world class distance runner who could claim to peak after nearly 15 years of international level running! I will always wonder what his secret was?

[@WaryBuck1]

Can't believe how strong Lopes looks at the end of both of these grueling races. Just amazing and very inspirational.

[@johnmc3862]

Lopes and Treacy 2 hardened cross country runners. Nothing toughens you up like cross country, nothing.

[@ktmtxt]

An alien. Brilliant in cross, marathon and track. What a champ 💪

[@mendoncacorreia]

There is more to it. When Carlos Lopes made his break at 37 km, silver medalist John Treacy couldn't believe it: it looked like he was sprinting! As Lopes himself revealed some years ago, he meticulously prepared himself to run the last 5 km in 14 minutes - and so he did! I'm not quite sure but I think they're still the fastest last 5 km in the History of Marathons...

[@eoinMB3949]

I read Charlie speddings book "from last to first" and he said at one stage he looked over at lopes, and he was so relaxed he was breathing through his nose only. That's an insane level of fitness

[@athleticscoach2012]

Just read Speddings excellent autobiography from last to first. He said he looked at Lopes as he came alongside him at half way. He had to look again as he was running with his mouth closed and looked like he was just jogging! I saw that great race live on tv into the ealy hours. I used to wear the Spiridon Gold's that Lopes wore and even 'raced' against Spedding once when he came to race in Stockport - finishing 5 mins behind him over 5 miles!

[@joaquimtavares7359]

O nosso Lopes foi o melhor e o mais completo atleta mundial, ganhou tudo o que havia para ganhar na pista no Cross e na estrada e as marcas que ele conseguiu ainda hoje são marcas de grande nível em qualquer parte do mundo.Um herói nacional

[@yahow9297]

Por acaso só lhe faltou vencer uma medalha em Europeus. 😉 É a única falha numa carreira extraordinária.

[@freedomm]

Carlos Lopes is one of the greats.

[@mendoncacorreia]

The secret was an iron will and the appropriate training under a patient genius, Moniz Pereira, who cared about him (not as a running machine but) as a human being.

[@johnmc3862]

Lopes with John Treacy not far behind him just like in the 1984 Olympic marathon.

[@nunoandrade007]

Que ORGULHO em rever estas imagens, Carlos!! Estou arrepiado... Verdadeiramente DEMOLIDOR!! Incrível, a frescura após ambas as corridas!! Um sonho de atleta, o melhor que Portugal já produziu!! Por mais anos que passem, serás SEMPRE o nosso CARLOS LOPES, um absoluto galáctico, um extra-terrestre do atletismo!! Impossível ser melhor!! 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹💪💪💪✌✌✌🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🏆🏆🏆

[@pmgantonio]

MUITOS TOCAM VIOLINO...! MAS ESTE HOMEM FOI UMA ORQUESTRA PERFEITA! SIMPLESMENTE O MELHOR FUNDISTA MUNDIAL DE SEMPRE.

[@luisfilipe1215]

Carlos Lopes has to be one of the best athletes ever,at the age of 38 winning the olympic marathon then the world cross championship both with ease his endurance was incredible engine of a Rolls Royce,lets not forget Mario Moniz Pereira a fantastic coach that trained him at Sporting CP since Lopes started his carreer

[@TugaPowah]

Melhor atleta portugues de todos os tempos. E nas mulheres a nossa Rosa Mota!!

[@pedromartins6677]

Que orgulho tão grande que temos por ti Carlos! O que atingiste, mesmo depois de tantas adversidades, coloca-te a um nível de excelência incomparável! O esforço, a entrega, a classe! Foste um fenomeno, és e serás sempre um exemplo, uma fonte de inspiração para as nossas vidas! Obrigado

[@JoseRocha-in3hp]

Simplesmente,demolidor..Agora importamos atletas,que ganham uma medalha e são logo recebidos pelo Selfies.

[@cosmos121122]

Carlos Lopes: o melhor de todos!

[@obikmig]

simplesmente enorme!

[@WoodatOvaDere]

Look at 12:31 and how exhausted the Irish was... then look at Carlos Lopes... still looking as fresh as he was 2 hours before

[@tsmay4598]

Because the Irish athlete had to sprint at the end.

[@tommytempo1]

The weather conditions in LA did not favour Treacy or Spedding. Treacy had also run a 10,000m Heat and Final at the Games prior to the Marathon. Not to take anything away from Lopes's fantastic victory.

[@WoodatOvaDere]

@@tommytempo1 ... Unfortunately weather conditions will never, ever, favour all participants. Anyway those were the times when white runners dominated. Then the north Africans came in and Europeans took second fiddle ever since ! In the 1988 games it was a Portuguese girl that won the 1988 women marathon ( Rosa Motta ).

[@johnfeehan3898]

Amazing Lopez. John Treacy great too.

[@gabkoost]

It's Lopes. He is not Spanish.

[@johnmc3862]

@@gabkoostlol!

[@jbyesterday3959]

I remember watching on TV Lopes triumph in “84” . The women’s marathon was also exciting with American Joan Benoit winning the Gold . Thanks for the memories !

[@eoinMB3949]

I honestly dont know how lads from cold countries like john treacy and charlie spedding managed to hold themselves together in blistering heat, while all around them wilted......incredible.

[@eoinMB3949]

It truly was one of the great Olympic marathons

[@cegtown]

Fuck, he can put the hammer down!

[@pmgantonio]

His secret was simply: training and be strong

[@jon62punk]

They all were in those days . Trained hard and long because no one knew any different . Today its all science , heart rate monitors etc etc - and certainly British and European have gone backwards . I'm guessing the Africans still do it the hard way , the old fashioned way .

[@johnmc3862]

@@jon62punkThere was technology back then too, it’s not that long ago.

[@tonydiaz2541]

3:36!! Guy trips over his own feet!!!

[@anitabosse]

The funny moment is right after: He seems to blame on the bold-headed guy

[@wholetthedoggo]

@tatuya2486 Portugal also love you :)

[@jorgesusu-ff3jy]

Esse era o Carlos Lopes fera

[@michellevey9608]

The legend!

[@startus]

no 15-16 years...LOL

[@ugoinsidevideo]

So Easy!

[@minolta7i]

What was the most amazing thing about the career of this man was how he peaked at all distances between 35-38 years of age after competing for almost 15-16 years at the international level! What was his secret? Anyone want to tell me? I'd love to know!

[@andrefatia8145]

Training twice a day.

[@tommytempo1]

He was injured on and off for about 3 years from 1977 to 1980.

[@manuelregalado1426]

I think that Lopes would tell that the secret was in having a common and pleasant everyday life, and training hard, under the supervision of Moniz Pereira, who loved his athletes. And, of course, an unbeatable mental strength.

[@jeansilvas]

Where the new generation Portuguese runners

[@cesarcoelho7227]

jean silvas 0 . Mexicans Portuguese Brazilians , Italians , Australians . No more . EPO took over . No more natural Runners

[@Tormentorio]

Stronger in the women's side. Jessica Augusto and Dulce Felix have years to compete. Sara Moreira is still young. The women's team were cross country European champions 3 times in a row (2008-2010) and were second in 2011. You cannot expect to win World titles in cross country beating Kenyan or Ethiopian athletes, at least since the 1990's, that is almost asking for miracles LOL

[@glywnniswells9480]

Tormentorio challenge accepted

[@simonedwards5564]

Superman carlos went through 10k in 28:40 here!!!!!!!!!!! OVER HILLS/ MUD/ WHAAAAAAT !!!!!!!! FANTASTIC CARLOS LOPEZ ,!!!!!!!!