# Carlos Calado

Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado (born October 5, 1975 in Alcanena, Médio Tejo) is an athlete from Portugal, Sporting CP and S.L. Benfica, who specialises in the long jump.
He was at his peak in 2001 when he won bronze medals at both the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and set the indoor national record of 8.22 metres. His outdoor personal best of 8.36 metres, set in 1997, is also the national record.
His last major competition was in triple jump at the European Indoor Championships in early 2005, where he was knocked out in the qualifying round.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Portugal ||||||
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 12th | Triple jump | 15.30 m |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 8th | Long jump | 7.56 m w (wind: +3.0 m/s) |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 6th | Triple jump | 16.14 m w (wind: +3.2 m/s) |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 5th | Long jump | 7.14 m w (wind: +2.2 m/s) |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 25th (q) | Long jump | 7.26 m |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 15.63 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | Long jump | 8.06 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.82 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 24th (q) | Long jump | 7.81 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 19th (q) | Triple jump | 16.65 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 11th | Long jump | 7.50 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | – | Triple jump | DNF |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 2nd | 100 m | 10.29 s w (wind: +2.8 m/s) |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | Long jump | 8.32 m w (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| 1997 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 43rd (qf) | 100 m | 10.41 s |
| 1997 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 17th (h) | 4×100 m relay | 39.37 s |
| 1997 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.92 m |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | Long jump | 8.05 m |
| 1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | Long jump | 7.81 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 25th (qf) | 100 m | 10.24 s |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 25th (q) | Long jump | 7.75 m |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 11th (q) | Long jump | 7.81 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | Long jump | 7.94 m |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | Long jump | 8.16 m (iNR) |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | Long jump | 8.21 m |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.67 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | Long jump | 7.74 m |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 15.63 m |

### Personal bests

* Long jump - 8.36 m (1997)
* Triple jump - 17.08 m (1996)
* 100 metres - 10.11 s (1999)
* 200 metres - 20.90 s (1997)