Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento (born 28 July 1998) is a Brazilian long distance runner, record holder in the

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in the race. He is serving a five-year ban from July 2024 following the use of prohibited substances.

Career

In 2020 he took part in the

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, in

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where he ran a personal best of 1:04:27 in the

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. In December 2020, he won the 10,000m and finished 3rd place in

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at the Brazilian Championship at the COTP stadium in São Paulo. He was selected to represent Brazil at the delayed

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in the

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after achieving the qualifying standard in his first marathon, winning "The Bicentennial of Peru" competition, in Lima, on May 23, with a time of 2:09:04. On May 29, less than a week after securing Olympic qualification, Danielzinho, as he is known, won the 10,000m at the South American Championship in

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. In April 2022, he broke the marathon Area Record for the

at the Seoul Marathon, finishing third in 2:04:51. It's the best mark in history made by a marathon runner born outside Africa. At the

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, he finished 8th in the Men's marathon, less than 1 minute from the medalists, having stayed in the main peloton until km 33. He led the 2022

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before collapsing and requiring medical attention around mile 21 (km 32). On April 23, 2023, he finished fourth in the

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with a time of 2:07:06 (being the best non-African in the competition), meeting the qualifying standard for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Doping violation

On July 4, 2024, Daniel Nascimento tested positive for three banned substances Drostanolone, Methenolone, and Nandrolone. All drugs from the S1 anabolic steroid class, precursors of testosterone. In May 2025, he was officially banned for 5 years from 15 July 2024 for Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances with results disqualified from 4 July 2024.

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 3:46.85 (Campinas 2018) *

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– 14:17.07 (São Paulo 2020) *

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– 28:40.17 (Rio de Janeiro 2022) *

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– 1:01:03 (Rio de Janeiro 2022) *

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– 2:04:51 (Seoul 2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira do Nascimento, Daniel Brazilian male long-distance runners 1998 births Living people Athletes from São Paulo (state) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil Olympic male marathon runners South American Championships in Athletics winners 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen People from Paraguaçu Paulista Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases