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Sónia Lopes (born 6 April 1975) is a Cape Verdean middle distance and long-distance runner.
Career
Almeida first competed for Cape Verde at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal where she placed 118th in the Women's short race in a time of 18:33. The following year at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, Almeida recorded a personal best and national record time of 11:37.38 in the heats of the 3000 metres. Five months later at the World Outdoor Championships in Edmonton, Lopes placed 35th in the 1500 metres with a time of 5:13.80. The following year at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics in Radès, Tunisia, she finished last in the 1500 metres but with an improved time of 4:56.92. In 2003, Lopes competed in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Vilamoura, finishing in 59th in 1:24:59 and in the marathon at the 2003 World Championships, finishing in last place in 3:21:59. Two years later she was back on track running the 1500 metres in 4:51.29 at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki.
Personal bests
Below is Euclides Lopes' personal best times.
| Event | Time | Venue | Date | Records | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres | 2:29.73 | Macerata, Italy | 25 September 2011 | ||
| 1500 metres | 4:33.81 | Villafranca di Verona, Italy | 30 June 2007 | NR | |
| 3000 metres | 9:43.83 | Bussolengo, Italy | 6 June 2009 | ||
| 3000 metres (indoor) | 11:37.38 | Lisbon, Portugal | 9 March 2001 | NR | |
| 5000 metres | 17:13.49 | Rovereto, Italy | 29 June 2012 | ||
| 10,000 metres | 36:34.13 | Treviso, Italy | 18 April 2010 | ||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:45.75 | Pordenone, Italy | 4 July 2009 | ||
| 5 km (road) | 17:54 | Bolzano, Italy | 31 December 2011 | ||
| 10 km (road) | 36:45 | Gualtieri, Italy | 12 April 2004 | ||
| 10 mi (road) | 1:00:01 | San Giovanni Lupatoto, Italy | 7 February 2010 | ||
| Half marathon | 1:17:55 | Brugnera, Italy | 21 March 2010 | ||
| Marathon | 2:57:30 | Verona, Italy | 6 October 2013 |