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Vanderlei de Lima

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Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born 4 July 1969) is a Brazilian retired 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Vanderlei de Lima is the 898th most popular athlete (up from 941st in 2024), the 573rd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 663rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 898 out of 6,025. Before him are Paul Costello, Tony Nash, Arthur Harnden, Gustaf Weidel, András Balczó, and Eugène Grisot. After him are Renzo Minoli, Amelia Piccinini, Ahmet Ayık, Marcel Hansenne, Margitta Gummel, and Waldemar Baszanowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 232. Before him are Lucy Hawking, Wagner Lopes, Mana, Uhm Jung-hwa, Ben Chaplin, and Christopher Scarver. After him are Eusebio Di Francesco, Pierluigi Casiraghi, Vitaliy Parakhnevych, Timo Kotipelto, Richard Dormer, and Manoj Bajpayee.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 573 out of 2,236. Before him are Wagner Lopes (1969), Pixinguinha (1897), Celso Amorim (1942), Niginho (1912), Edílson (1971), and Caio Júnior (1965). After him are Valdir Benedito (1965), Bernardo Rezende (1959), Germano Boettcher Sobrinho (1911), Silva Batuta (1940), Olavo Bilac (1865), and Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Brazil

Among athletes born in Brazil, Vanderlei de Lima ranks 3. Before him are Adhemar da Silva (1927), and Nelson Prudêncio (1944). After him are Joaquim Cruz (1963), 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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