Marílson Gomes dos Santos (born 6 August 1977) is a Brazilian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. He won the 2006 and 2008

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, becoming the first

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n to win the race. He was selected as the best male performer at the 2009 Brazilian national championships after breaking the meet records in both the

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and

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races. He is the current South American record holder in both these events with times of 13:19.43 and 27:28.12, respectively. He has won

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s at the

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, starting with a

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in the junior race in 1996, then taking the

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in the men's long race in 2000,Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-03-02. before winning his first championship title in 2008.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-03-04)
Marílson dos Santos on course for Edinburgh – South American XC Champs

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. Retrieved on 2010-03-02. He ran at the

2010 London Marathon The 2010 London Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 25 April. The elite men's race was won by Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede in a time of 2:05:19 hours and the elite women's ...

and came close to a personal best time, finishing in 2:08:46 for sixth place behind

Abel Kirui Abel Kirui (born 6 April 1982) is a long-distance runner from Kenya who competes in marathons. He had back-to-back wins in the World Championship marathon in 2009 and 2011. Kirui won in 2009 with a time of 2:06:54, then defended his title with ...

. He signed up for the New York Marathon that year and used the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo (the Brazilian athletics championships) as his preparation, winning the 10,000 m title. He secured his third career win at the Saint Silvester Race in São Paulo at the end of the year – a record number for a Brazilian runner since the opening of the run for international participant (since 1945). At the

2011 London Marathon The 2011 London Marathon was the 31st running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 17 April. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai in a course record time of 2:04:40 hours and ...

, he set a personal best of 2:06:34 hours and placed fourth in the fast race behind a Kenyan trio of

Emmanuel Mutai Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (born 12 October 1984) is a long distance runner from Kenya, who specialises in marathons. He is now the joint 6th fastest man ever over the 42.195 km distance. Initially running in half marathons, he made his de ...

Martin Lel Martin Kiptolo Lel (born 29 October 1978) is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner. He won the London Marathon in 2005, 2007, and 2008, the New York City Marathon in 2003 and 2007 and the Great North Run in 2007 and 2009. His p ...

and

Patrick Makau Patrick Makau Musyoki (born 2 March 1985) is a runner from Kenya. He is a former world record holder in the marathon—His time of 2:03:38, run at the 2011 Berlin Marathon, was the world record for two years, until it was beaten by Wilson Kipsa ...

.Brown, Matthew (2011-04-17)
Mutai and Keitany dominate and dazzle in London
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-04-24. Dos Santos competed in the marathon at the

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and

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Olympics with the best result of fifth place in 2012. He is married to

Juliana Paula dos Santos Juliana Paula Gomes dos Santos (née de Azevedo; born 12 July 1983) is a Brazilian middle-distance runner. Her greatest achievement is a gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro. She is a three-time gold ...

, a fellow runner who won gold medals at the 2007 and 2015 Pan American Games. They have a son Miguel.Marílson dos Santos
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Competition record

References

External links

Tilastopaja biographyFocus on Athletes article"Gomes wins, Prokopcuka repeats at NYC Marathon"
with ''Men's Racing''

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