Conceição Aparecida Geremias (born 23 July 1956 in Campinas, São Paulo) is a retired female

pentathlete A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek language, Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) (). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Anci ...

, heptathlete and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er from

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Biography

She won the gold medal at the

1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to inclu ...

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

. She is a three-time Olympian.

International competitions

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* * * * 1956 births Living people Brazilian pentathletes Brazilian heptathletes Brazilian female long jumpers Brazilian female pole vaulters Brazilian female sprinters Brazilian female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil Sportspeople from Campinas Athletes from São Paulo (state) Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportswomen Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub