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Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born 4 July 1969) is a Brazilian retired long-distance runner. He was born in Cruzeiro do Oeste, Paraná. While leading the marathon after 35 km at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was attacked on the course by Irish former priest Cornelius "Neil" Horan.
Still, this story is not about them, but about Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, a 35 year-old man, whose courage shook the world during the recent Athens Olympic Games when he was attacked by a spectator while leading the men's Marathon.
Aug 6, 2016 · Cordeiro de Lima was the leader, on course for victory in the Olympic marathon in Athens in 2004, but he was accosted by Neil Horan, a defrocked priest from Ireland, with 4 four miles to...
Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima ORB • CavMM (Cruzeiro do Oeste, 4 de julho de 1969) é um ex-maratonista brasileiro, bicampeão dos Jogos Pan-Americanos, medalha de bronze nos Jogos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 e o único latino-americano outorgado com a Medalha Pierre de Coubertin, a maior condecoração de cunho humanitário-esportivo concedida ...
The Story of Vanderlei de Lima, The Man Who Lit the Rio 2016 Olympic Cauldron. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe How Brazil's Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima went from a...
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Aug 6, 2016 · The inspiring reason Olympic marathoner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lit the Olympic cauldron
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Aug 6, 2016 · From heartbreak in 2004 to Olympic glory in 2016, De Lima has been a true sportsman in every sense of the word. Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athen Olympics despite being tackled by a protester.
