Rosa Mota
Rosa Mota in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota |
| Born | 29 June 1958 Porto, Portugal |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 99 lb (45 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Retired | 1992 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1988 – Gold |
Medal record | |
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁɔzɐ ˈmɔtɐ]; born 29 June 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold. Mota was the first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals as well as being the only woman to be the reigning European, World, and Olympic champion at the same time. On the 30th Anniversary Gala of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) she was distinguished as the greatest female marathon runner of all time.