Conceição Aparecida Geremias (born 23 July 1956 in
Campinas, São Paulo) is a retired female
pentathlete
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,
heptathlete and
long jump
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er from
Brazil
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.
Biography
She won the gold medal at the
1983 Pan American Games
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in
Caracas
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. 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
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