Angélica de Almeida (born March 25, 1965) is a retired

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

runner from

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, who won the 1986 edition of the

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. She represented her native country in the women's marathon at the

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, finishing in 44th place.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

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1965 births Living people Brazilian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil 21st-century Brazilian women 20th-century Brazilian women {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub