Gil da Cruz Trindade (born 1 March 1982) is an

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from East Timor. He was the first, along with

Aguida Amaral Aguida (or Agueda) Amaral (born 27 May 1972) is an East Timorese athlete. She was one of the first athletes to represent East Timor at the Olympic Games, and the first woman to represent the nation, when she ran the marathon at the 2000 Summer ...

, to represent

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, competing in the marathon of the

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. Trindade entered the race at the invitation of the International Olympic Committee, who sent him $250 and a plane ticket to Greece. While his only wish was to finish the race,Timorense só quer acabar a maratona
Trindade failed to finish the marathon.

Achievements

*All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

References

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* 1982 births Living people East Timorese male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for East Timor East Timorese male marathon runners {{EastTimor-athletics-bio-stub