Eronilde Nunes de Araújo (born 31 December 1970 in Bom Jesus da Lapa,

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) is a

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ian former athlete who specialized in

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. He dominated athletic events on the South American scene during the 1990s. His personal best of 48.04 seconds was also the South American record until it was broken by Bayano Kamani. He represented his country three times at the Olympics.Eronilde de Araújo
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* 1970 births Living people Brazilian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Bahia 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub