Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento
Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento (born 28 July 1998) is a Brazilian long distance runner.[1]
![]() Nascimento in 2020 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento |
Nickname(s) | "Danielzinho" |
Born | Paraguaçu Paulista, Brazil | 22 July 1998
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) |
In 2020 he took part in the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, in Gdynia where he ran a personal best of 1:04:27 in the half marathon.[2]
In December 2020, he won the 10,000m and finished 3rd place in 5000m at the Brazilian Championship at the COTP stadium in São Paulo.[3]
He was selected to represent Brazil at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the marathon after achieving the qualifying standard in his first marathon, winning "The Bicentennial of Peru" competition, in Lima, on May 23, with a time of 2h09m04s. On May 29, less than a week after securing Olympic qualification, Danielzinho, as he is known, won the 10,000m at the South American Championship in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[4]
In April 2022, he broke the marathon Area Record for the Americas at the Seoul Marathon, finishing third in 02:04:51.[5]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:46.85 (Campinas 2018)
- 5000 metres – 14:17.07 (São Paulo 2020)
- 10000 metres – 29:13.34 (Sao Bernardo do Campo 2017)
- Half marathon – 1:04:27 (Gdynia 2020)
- Marathon – 2:04:51 (Seoul 2022)
References
- "Daniel DO NASCIMENTO | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- "Half Marathon Result | World Athletics Half Marathon Championships". www.worldathletics.org.
- "Atleta da ABDA é campeão brasileiro dos 10000 metros no Troféu Brasil". December 14, 2020.
- "Three Brazilians are confirmed in the Olympics marathon". June 3, 2021.
- "Chelimo and Geremew run away with Seoul marathon records". April 17, 2022.
External links
- Daniel do Nascimento at World Athletics
- Daniel do Nascimento at Olympedia