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'''Agberto Conceição Guimarães''' (born August 18, 1957) is a former [[Brazil]]ian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He set a personal best [[800 metres]] time of 1:43.63 min in [[Koblenz]] 1984, a performance which made him temporarily the second-fastest South American 800m runner ever.
'''Agberto João Conceição Guimarães''' (born August 18, 1957) is a former [[Brazil]]ian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He set a personal best [[800 metres]] time of 1:43.63 min in [[Koblenz]] 1984, a performance which made him temporarily the second-fastest South American 800m runner ever.


Guimarães first participated in major international championships at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where he placed fourth in 800 metres (see, for example, "Moscow Olympic Book" / Moskovan Olympiakirja, Tapio Pekola et al., eds., Helsinki, Finland: "Runner" / Juoksija magazine, 1980).
Guimarães first participated in major international championships at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where he placed fourth in 800 metres (see, for example, "Moscow Olympic Book" / Moskovan Olympiakirja, Tapio Pekola et al., eds., Helsinki, Finland: "Runner" / Juoksija magazine, 1980).


Guimarães came sixth in the 800 m final at the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics]] in Helsinki. He won two gold medals and two bronze medals at the [[Pan American Games]]. Nowadays Guimarães works at the Brazilian Olympic Committee as its Olympic Solidarity Programme general manager.
Guimarães came sixth in the 800 m final at the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics]] in Helsinki. He won two gold medals and two bronze medals at the [[Pan American Games]]. Nowadays Guimarães works at the Brazilian Olympic Committee as its Olympic Solidarity Programme general manager.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}


==International competitions==
==International competitions==
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 8 November 2024

Agberto Guimarães
Personal information
Full nameAgberto João Conceição Guimarães
BornAugust 18, 1957 (1957-08-18) (age 67)
Belém, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
ClubCPR
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 800 metres
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas 1500 metres

Agberto João Conceição Guimarães (born August 18, 1957) is a former Brazilian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He set a personal best 800 metres time of 1:43.63 min in Koblenz 1984, a performance which made him temporarily the second-fastest South American 800m runner ever.

Guimarães first participated in major international championships at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where he placed fourth in 800 metres (see, for example, "Moscow Olympic Book" / Moskovan Olympiakirja, Tapio Pekola et al., eds., Helsinki, Finland: "Runner" / Juoksija magazine, 1980).

Guimarães came sixth in the 800 m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki. He won two gold medals and two bronze medals at the Pan American Games. Nowadays Guimarães works at the Brazilian Olympic Committee as its Olympic Solidarity Programme general manager.[citation needed]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1975 South American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 800 m 1:51.8
1977 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 4th 800 m 1:46.0
South American Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st 800 m 1:52.4
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 800 m 1:46.8
3rd 1500 m 3:41.5
World Cup Montreal, Canada 5th 800 m 1:48.81
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 6th (sf) 800 m 1:51.312
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.61
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 4th 800 m 1:46.2
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.9
1981 South American Championships La Paz, Bolivia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.5
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 800 m 1:45.46
6th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.46
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 800 m 1:46.31
1st 1500 m 3:42.91
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.79
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 12th (sf) 800 m 1:46.65
34th (h) 1500 m 3:49.263
1985 World Cup Canberra, Australia 3rd 800 m 1:45.801
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 24th (h) 800 m 1:48.49
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (h) 1500 m 3:44.86

1Representing the Americas
2Did not finish in the final
3Did not finish in the semifinals

References

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  • Agberto Guimaraes at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Agberto Guimarães". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.



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