Franck Caldeira de Almeida (born February 6, 1983, in

Sete Lagoas Sete Lagoas (meaning 'Seven Lagoons' in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537;km2 while the population was 241,835 in 2020. Geography Location Sete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Be ...

) is a

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athlete from

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. He won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the

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and the worldwide famous

São Silvestre Road Race The Saint Silvester Road Race () is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil. Regarded as the main international event in Latin American athletics, the Brazilian competition is held yearly in the cit ...

, in

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, 2006.

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1983 births Living people Brazilian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2002 South American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen People from Sete Lagoas Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub