Facts: - weight: 61 kg lb on - headercolor: lightblue - height: 1.72 on - birth date: 3 december 1983 - fullname: duarte da silva marques - name: duarte marques - birth place: rio maior , portugal Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of duarte marques .
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duarte da silva marques -lrb- born december 3 , 1983 in rio maior -rrb- is a triathlete from portugal .he competed at the 2008 summer olympics in beijing , where he placed forty-fifth in the men 's triathlon , with a time of 1:55:06 .at the peak of his career , marques has achieved 14 top ten finishes in over fifty competitions , including his championship triumph at the 2007 itu european cup in split , croatia .