Wellington Bezerra da Silva (born 19 June 1988) 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 ...

. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 44th place. In 2014, he won the gold medal in the men's senior race (12 km) at the 2014 South American Cross Country Championships held in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...

, Paraguay. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon event at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

held in Lima, Peru. He finished in 11th place with a time of 2:17:33.

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* Living people 1988 births Place of birth missing (living people) Brazilian male long-distance runners Brazilian male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub