Franck Caldeira de Almeida (born February 6, 1983 in

Sete Lagoas Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537;km² while the population was 241,835 in 2020. Location Sete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Belo Horizon ...

) is a

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athlete from

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. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

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and the worldwide famous São Silvestre Road Race, in

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, 2006.

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1983 births Living people Brazilian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2002 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people People from Sete Lagoas {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub