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'''Wander do Prado Moura''' (born 22 February 1969) is a retired [[long-distance runner]] from [[Brazil]], who won the gold medal in the men's [[3000 metres steeplechase]] at the [[1995 Pan American Games]] in [[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]. His winning time of 8:14.41 at the event was a [[List of Pan American Games records in athletics|Games record]], [[Brazilian records in athletics|Brazilian record]] and a [[List of South American records in athletics|South American record]] for the event.
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[[Category:1969 births|Moura, Wander]]
He competed at the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics]], representing Brazil, but did not manage to progress to the steeplechase final. He had success at continental level, however, and won a [[silver medal]] at the [[South American Championships in Athletics]] in 1991 and became the continental champion in 1997.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/sac.htm South American Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.</ref>
[[Category:Athletes at the 1995 Pan American Games|Moura, Wander]]

[[Category:Brazilian athletics biography stubs|Moura, Wander]]
==Achievements==
[[Category:Brazilian long-distance runners|Moura, Wander]]
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[[Category:Living people|Moura, Wander]]
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[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)|Moura, Wander]]
!colspan="6"|Representing {{BRA}}
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|1991
|[[1991 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|[[Manaus, Brazil]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|3,000 m steeple
|
|-
|1995
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|3,000 m steeple
|
|-
|1997
|[[1997 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
|[[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|3,000 m steeple
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=M/allrecords/discipline=3KSC/index.html IAAF site]


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Revision as of 21:28, 3 October 2010

Wander do Prado Moura (born 22 February 1969) is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. His winning time of 8:14.41 at the event was a Games record, Brazilian record and a South American record for the event.

He competed at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, representing Brazil, but did not manage to progress to the steeplechase final. He had success at continental level, however, and won a silver medal at the South American Championships in Athletics in 1991 and became the continental champion in 1997.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Brazil
1991 South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 3,000 m steeple
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 3,000 m steeple
1997 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 3,000 m steeple

References

  1. ^ South American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-10-03.