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mcgato t1_j2uoq8o wrote

Reply to comment by Direct_Age_2279 in TIL A former Catholic priest once ran onto the track during a F1 Grand Prix and also ran onto the track during the Olympics and cost the runner a gold medal by mintwolves

The name of the marathoner is usually listed as Vanderlai de Lima. I guess Cordeiro is his maternal family name. I watched the race on TV, and I believe that he would not have won the Olympic race, irregardless of the nut case that tried to tackle him. Most other knowledgeable followers of the sport also tend to believe that. He had been fading at the time of the attack, and the two following him were closing quite a bit in the final stages of the race.

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Direct_Age_2279 t1_j2up70e wrote

Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima. On press they would call him only Vanderlei Cordeiro.

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