Wander do Prado Moura (born 22 February 1969) is a retired

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from

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, who won the gold medal in the men's

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at the

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. His winning time of 8:14.41 at the event was a Games record, Brazilian record and a South American record for the event. He competed at the

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, representing Brazil, but did not manage to progress to the steeplechase final. He had success at continental level, however, and won a

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at the

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in 1991 and became the continental champion in 1997.South American Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.

International competitions

8 Times Brazilian champion in 3000 steeplechase 1996 13:36:86 Triton Stadium Meeting Record San Diego CA USA - 5000m Gold 1st 3:41.84 Triton Stadium Meeting Record San Diego CA USA - 1500m Gold 1st 08:14:41 South American Record 08:14 41 Brazilian Record since 1995 08:14 41 South American Record since 1995 08:14 41 Pan American Games Record since 1995 5:24.36 Brazilian and South American Record 1995

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* 1969 births Living people Brazilian male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Place of birth missing (living people) Brazilian male long-distance runners 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 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub