Franck Caldeira de Almeida (born February 6, 1983 in
Sete Lagoas
Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537;km² while the population was 241,835 in 2020.
Location
Sete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Belo Horizo ...
) is a
marathon athlete from
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...
in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the worldwide famous
São Silvestre Road Race, in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, 2006.
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Profile
1983 births
Living people
Brazilian male long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Brazil
Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
South American Games silver medalists for Brazil
South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
South American Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 2002 South American Games
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
20th-century Brazilian people
21st-century Brazilian people
People from Sete Lagoas
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