Rui Lacerda

Rui Lacerda
Personal information
Born (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991
Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportCanoe marathon
Event
C-1, C-2
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Men's canoe marathon
World Championships
2025 Győr C-2
2024 Metković C-1
2024 Metković C-2
World Games
2013 Cali C-2
European Championships
2025 Ponte de Lima C-2
2018 Metković C-1
2021 Moscow C-2
2024 Poznań C-1
2024 Poznań C-2
2025 Ponte de Lima C-1
2024 Poznań C-1 short race

Rui Lacerda (born 8 October 1991) is a Portuguese marathon canoeist.

Career

In June 2025, he competed at the 2025 Canoe Marathon European Championships and won a gold medal in the C-2 event, along with Ricardo Coelho, with a time of 1:40:37.32.[1] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships and won a gold medal in the C-2 event with a time of 1:35:45.63.[2][3]

Personal life

Lacerda graduated from the University of Coimbra with a degree in sports science and physical education. He is a firefighter in Viana do Castelo.[4]

References

  1. ^ Noémia, Carla (8 June 2025). "Rui Lacerda e Ricardo Coelho Campeões da Europa de Maratonas em C2". desportivodominho.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Portugal com mais uma medalha de ouro no Mundial de maratonas em canoagem". Record (in Portuguese). 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Canoagem: Rui Lacerda e Ricardo Coelho campeões do mundo". A Bola (in Portuguese). 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  4. ^ Silva, Fernando André (7 June 2025). "É de Ponte de Lima, bombeiro em Viana e acaba de se sagrar vice-campeão da Europa de maratonas". ominho.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2025.