Wellington Bezerra da Silva

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Wellington Bezerra da Silva
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Born (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988 (age 36)
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Country Brazil
Sport Long-distance running

Wellington Bezerra da Silva (born 19 June 1988) [1] is a Brazilian long-distance runner. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [1] He finished in 44th place. [1]

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, Paraguay. [2]

In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. [3] He finished in 11th place with a time of 2:17:33. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Results Book" (PDF). 2014 South American Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.