Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pazera ramakore makumi matatu nemashanu, Gomes akaita kutanga kwake kwepamutemo kweMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2008 muBeijing, kwaakakwikwidza mu
marathon yevarume, pamwe chete nomumwe wake Hélder Ornelas. Akabudirira kupedza nhangemutange ari panzvimbo yechimakumi matatu nemasekondi mana kumashure kweRussia Oleg Kulkov, nenguva ye2:18:15.