Márcia Narloch (born 28 March 1969 in Joinville) is a female

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 Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

. She represented her native country in four consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, starting in 1992 ( Barcelona, Spain).

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1969 births Living people Brazilian female long-distance runners People from Joinville Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Brazil Brazilian people of German descent Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Santa Catarina (state) 21st-century Brazilian women 20th-century Brazilian women {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub