Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima
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It sits within the topics 1969 births, 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen and 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen.
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Key facts
- Born
- Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima , ( 1969-07-04 ) 4 July 1969 (age 56) , Cruzeiro do Oeste , Paraná, Brazil
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event
- Marathon
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Official website
Vanderlei Cordeiro Lima | Maratonista | Medalha de Ouro | Olimpiadas 2004
Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, é um ex-maratonista brasileiro, bicampeão dos Jogos Pan-americanos, medalha de bronze nos Jogos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004, homenageado com a Medalha Pierre de Coubertin, a maior condecoração de cunho humanitário concedida pelo Comitê Olímpico Internacional.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Cruzeiro do Oeste
- Occupation
- long-distance runner
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- 1996 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- marathon
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Mass
- 55
- Official website
- www.vanderleidelima.com.br
- Image
- Vanderlei-Cordeiro-de-Lima-2b.jpg
- Height
- 168
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- date of birth
- 1969-08-11
- ethnic group
- African Brazilians
- name in native language
- Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima
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Encyclopedic overview
Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born 4 July 1969) is a retired Brazilian long-distance runner. He was born in Cruzeiro do Oeste, Paraná. While leading the marathon after 35 km (22 mi) at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was attacked on the course by Irish former priest Cornelius "Neil" Horan. Following the incident, Lima fell from first to third place, eventually winning the bronze medal. He was later awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Medal for his sportsmanship shown in that race.
Lima won the Tokyo International Marathon in 1996 and the Hamburg Marathon in 2004. He won the South American Cross Country Championships in 1995, and the marathon at the Pan American Games consecutively in 1999 and 2003. He lit the Olympic cauldron and carried the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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