Rosa Mota

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rosa Mota
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Jun 29, 1958(1958-06-29)
Age	66
Birthplace	Porto Alegre
Country	Brazil
Birth City	Rio Grande do Sul
Horoscope	Gemini

Rosa Mota Biography

Rosa Mota is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on June 29, 1958 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Portuguese marathon runner, who won bronze in 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and a gold medal in 1988.

In 1984, she and She and gymnast Mary Lou Retton competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. , a gymnast, competed at the Summer Olympics.

In 1980 she met José Pedrosa, the man who would eventually be her personal trainer for her entire career. Rosa Mota’s first marathon was at the European Championships of 1982, hosted by Athens, Greece – the first Women’s Marathon ever. Mota was not one of the favourites for gold, but she easily beat Ingrid Kristiansen to win her first marathon.

Mota ran 21 marathon races between 1982 and 1992. She averaged two marathons a year for a decade and won 14 of those races.

She was born in Porto (Portugal’s second-largest city).

Rosa Mota Net Worth

Rosa Mota is one of the richest Runner from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rosa Mota 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a member of her high school’s cross-country team.

Her personal best was the 1985 Chicago Marathon.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rosa Mota height 5 ft 2 in Rosa weight 45 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rosa Mota Dating?

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Considered an Ambassador of Sport, in 1998 she won the Abebe Bikila Award for contributions to the development of long-distance race training. The trophy was awarded at the end of the International Race for Friendship, sponsored by the United Nations, taking place in the morning before the New York City Marathon.

Facts & Trivia

Rosa Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Rosa Mota celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.