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Joaquim Cruz

1963 - Today

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Joaquim Carvalho Cruz (born 12 March 1963) is a Brazilian former middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only ten men, and in August 1984 became the second man, to run the 800 metres in less than 1 minute 42 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Joaquim Cruz is the 1,956th most popular athlete (down from 1,564th in 2024), the 817th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 789th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joaquim Cruz ranks 1,956 out of 6,025. Before him are Pyrros Dimas, Karl Neumer, Mariya Pinigina, Valery Muratov, Arvid Spångberg, and Natalya Sokolova. After him are Liv Grete Skjelbreid, Hayley Wickenheiser, Arkadiusz Godel, Mariya Pisareva, Benjamin Bradshaw, and Frank Ullrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Joaquim Cruz ranks 468. Before him are Mats Magnusson, Neerja Bhanot, Su Tong, Daniel Mojon, Federico Moccia, and Hennadiy Avdyeyenko. After him are Peter Rufai, Bruce Schneier, Frank Peterson, Pablo Berger, Jozefina Topalli, and Bret Michaels.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Joaquim Cruz ranks 817 out of 2,236. Before him are Muricy Ramalho (1955), Viola (1969), Juliana Paes (1979), Cristiano da Matta (1973), Lília Cabral (1957), and Eleazar de Carvalho (1912). After him are Liédson (1977), Jorge Mendonça (1954), Nathalia Dill (1986), José Rodrigues Neto (1949), Kleber Mendonça Filho (1968), and Marcos Paulo (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Brazil

Among athletes born in Brazil, Joaquim Cruz ranks 4. Before him are Adhemar da Silva (1927), Nelson Prudêncio (1944), and Vanderlei de Lima (1969). After him are João Carlos de Oliveira (1954), Torben Grael (1960), Glover Teixeira (1979), Robson da Silva (1964), Robert Scheidt (1973), Renzo Gracie (1967), Maurren Maggi (1976), and Fabiana Murer (1981).

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