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	BraggingRightsCorner.com - "Vanderlei de Lima: A True Olympian"... by Elisa Harrison
		Yes, Vanderlei de Lima is still in the race but he now seems to be struggling; his form is not as tight as it had been prior to the incident, and his face reflects what may be interpreted as a why me? type look.
		Oh yeah, the powers that be awarded Vanderlei their most prestigious award and he does go home with a bronze medal as well.
		Vanderlei de Lima may never realize how, through his resolve in the face of adversity, he has become a source of pride and inspiration.
	www.braggingrightscorner.com /saravanderleidelima1.html (897 words)

	Vanderlei de Lima - Definition, explanation
		Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was born in the city of Cruzeiro do Oeste, state of Paraná, south of Brazil; his height is 1.68m (5'6" feet) and his weight is 54 kg (119 pounds).
		Said medal was officially presented to Vanderlei de Lima on December 7, in Rio de Janeiro, during a formal ceremony organized on an yearly basis by the Brazilian Olympic Committee and known as "The Brazilian Olympic Prize".
		Lima's victory as athlete of the year had the particularity that, for the first time since the establishment of the prize, nine years ago, the winner was chosen by the popular vote, through the internet, as opposed to the exclusive election in which only registered members of the BOC could vote.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/v/va/vanderlei_de_lima.php (635 words)

	De Lima invited to Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vanderlei de Lima was in the lead in the race last Sunday when he was suddenly grabbed and pushed into a group of spectators by former priest Cornelius Horan.
		O'Donoghue described the incident as a "travesty" and invited de Lima to attend the Dublin City Marathon in October as a guest of the nation.
		De Lima, speaking from Brazil on the programme, said he was thrilled by the invitation and would do everything possible to attend if his schedule allowed.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,,2-9-32_1582891,00.html (414 words)

	Vanderlei de Lima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (born August 11, 1969), better known plainly as Vanderlei de Lima, is a marathon athlete from Brazil.
		Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was born in the city of Cruzeiro do Oeste, state of Paraná, south of Brazil.
		The medal was officially presented to Vanderlei de Lima on December 7, in Rio de Janeiro, during a formal ceremony organized on a yearly basis by the Brazilian Olympic Committee and known as "The Brazilian Olympic Prize".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vanderlei_de_Lima (721 words)

	Vanderlei de Lima Information
		According to Vanderlei, who never tries to hide his humble origin, the money they made was barely enough to buy rice and beans, which were the basics of Brazilian food; he repeatedly says that, by struggling to overcome the hardships of his life, he was preparing to be a good marathon athlete.
		The medal was officially presented to Vanderlei de Lima on December 7, in Rio de Janeiro, during a formal ceremony organized on a yearly basis by the Brazilian Olympic Committee and known as "The Brazilian Olympic Prize".
		Lima's victory as athlete of the year was notable because for the first time since the establishment of the prize in 1995 the winner was chosen by an online popular vote instead of in an exclusive election in which only registered members of the BOC could vote.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Vanderlei_de_Lima (677 words)

	Attack on race leader mars marathon - Track and field - MSNBC.com
		Lima was delayed several seconds by the attack and appeared to have been injured.
		With three miles left, Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil clung to a shrinking lead when he was shoved into the curbside throng by Cornelius Horan, a former priest from Ireland.
		De Lima was able to get back into the race, but he lost several more seconds and ended up with the bronze medal.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5859225 (1089 words)

	Vanderlei de Lima - Japan
		Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was born in the city of Cruzeiro do Oeste, state of Paraná, south of Brazil.
		According to Vanderlei, who never tries to hide his humble origin, the money they made was barely enough to buy rice and beans, which were the basics of Brazilian food; he repeatedly says that, by struggling to overcome the hardships of his life, he was preparing to be a good marathon athlete.
		The medal was officially presented to Vanderlei de Lima on December 7, in Rio de Janeiro, during a formal ceremony organized on a yearly basis by the Brazilian Olympic Committee and known as "The Brazilian Olympic Prize".
	vanderlei-de-lima.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Vanderlei_de_Lima (931 words)

	Happiness outweighs bitterness for de Lima - Sify.com
		Brazilian De Lima, who had not been considered a medal contender, was hailed as a hero back home as he overcame the attack to win his country's only athletics medal of the Athens Games.
		De Lima was pushed off the road and into the crowd with around six kilometres to run by a man who jumped from the opposite fence and ran across the course.
		De Lima lost between 10 and 20 seconds in the incident, which clearly affected his rhythm, and was overtaken shortly afterwards by Italian Stefano Baldini, who went on to win.
	sify.com /fullstory.php?id=13555761 (522 words)

	Olympic competition ends in drama - Athletics -
		Thirty-six kilometres into the men's Olympic marathon on Sunday, Vanderlei Lima's chances of winning were taken from him after he was tackled in bizarre manner by the Irish serial pest Cornelius Horan.
		Amazingly, Lima held on for the bronze medal in 2:12:11.
		Lima was convinced he would have held on to win.
	www.smh.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/30/1093717866960.html (612 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune
		The notorious attack on De Lima by a spectator during the Olympic Games marathon in Athens in August has brought him the sort of fame he is unlikely to have achieved if he had gone on to win the race.
		Rank outsider De Lima was leading the marathon with around six km to run when former Irish priest Cornelius Horan ran across the course and bundled him into the crowd.
		De Lima, meanwhile, is trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy in his life in the face of his new-found fame.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20050101/spr-trib.htm (2456 words)

	Sport \| Baldini triumph eclipsed by De Lima attack
		De Lima, 35, had been the long-time leader when a spectator pushed him off the road.
		De Lima was later awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal, the IOC's highest award, for completing the race.
		By the time of the assault De Lima's lead was already slipping but after restarting he gallantly clung on to it until Baldini slipped past him at 40km.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5004517-114060,00.html (658 words)

	AD.nl - 24 uur per dag actueel nieuws
		De Lima weet waar hij zijn opponenten kan verrassen.
		De Zuid-Amerikaan vervolgt kort erna wél zijn marathon, maar het kost hem moeite zijn ritme te hervinden.
		De Ierse ex-priester was een jaar voor zijn wandaad tijdens de Britse Formule 1-race het circuit van Silverstone opgerend en had daarvoor een celstraf van twee maanden gekregen.
	www.ad.nl /loperswereld/article710684.ece (416 words)

	TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A fading De Lima was leading when an Irish spectator jumped from the crowd, grabbed him and pushed him off the course with about three kilometres to go.
		De Lima stopped for about 15 seconds and got back into the race but finished third behind winner Stefano Baldini of Italy and Meb Keflezighi of the United States.
		De Lima criticized security measures at the race in his appeal, but the court said he did not show the decision by the IAAF to uphold the results was "tainted."
	www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=135674 (229 words)

	Baldini wins marathon to signal end of Games
		De Lima, who surged to the front before the halfway stage of the 42.195 kms race from Marathon to the Panathinaiko stadium, managed to extricate himself from the spectators but was clearly shaken by the incident.
		Ramaala was overtaken in turn by de Lima who led as the field passed halfway in 67 minutes 33 seconds.
		Brazil’s Vanderlei de Lima will be presented with a medal named after the founder of the modern Olympics in recognition of his “exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values”, the IOC said.
	www.expressindia.com /olympics2004/full_story.php?content_id=54090 (493 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Olympics 2004 \| Athletics \| Protester ruins marathon
		Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima was leading when the man pushed him to the side of the road four miles from the finish.
		After the incident, De Lima said he was "happy" to win the bronze medal, adding he "maybe would have won" had it not been for the protester.
		Remarkably, de Lima managed to hold onto his bronze medal position much to the delight of the crowd, who had watched the earlier incident on the big screen and greeted his entry to the Panathinaiko Stadium with a massive cheer.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3610598.stm (573 words)

	Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima - Marathon medal winner - Olympics Athens 2004
		Vanderlei had been leading the Marathon for several kilometers, when he was attacked by an Irish religious fanatic; after the incident, he was outpaced by two competitors, and finished third; besides winning the bronze medal, he was awarded with the special medal Pierre de Coubertin, in recognition for his outstanding Olympic spirit.
		Vanderlei was born on August 11th 1969, in the city of Cruzeiro do Oeste, state of Paraná, south of Brazil; he is father of two girls, Any Caroline, 13, and Thayná, 10.
		Vanderlei´s hobbies are fishing, listening to Brazil´s country music, and playing football; in the football fields of Cruzeiro do Oeste, where he was a swift right-forward, he started his career of athlete.
	www.v-brazil.com /culture/Brazilian-celebrities/vanderlei-cordeiro-de-lima.html (291 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Brazil lodges de Lima appeal with CAS
		Rank outsider de Lima was leading the race with around six kilometres to go when he was attacked and pushed off the road and into the crowd by former Irish priest Cornelius Horan.
		Immediately after the race, de Lima was awarded a special medal named after the founder of the modern Games, Pierre De Coubertin, by the International Olympic Committee in recognition of his "exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values".
		Vanderlei de Lima is attacked by Neil Horan during the Olympic marathon in Athens
	www.rte.ie /sport/2004/1002/marathon.html (450 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Brazil lodge marathon appeal with CAS
		De Lima had been leading in Athens on August 29 when he was attacked by a spectator in the latter stages of the race and dropped to third.
		They have requested that a gold medal be awarded to de Lima in order to "remedy the damages he suffered" in the race.
		The International Olympic Committee gave de Lima a medal named after the founder of the modern Games, Pierre De Coubertin, at the closing ceremony, in recognition of his "exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values".
	sport.iafrica.com /news/351182.htm (346 words)

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		De Lima was able to recover and finish, but was passed by two runners about a mile after the incident.
		I was able to show that determination wins races," de Lima said after receiving his bronze medal at the Olympics' closing ceremony.
		De Lima, whose once-large lead had been slowly shrinking, was able to get back into the race.
	cbs.sportsline.com /print/olympics/story/7626447 (774 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
		Still, this story is not about them, but about Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, a 35 year-old man, whose courage shook the world during the recent Athens Olympic Games when he was attacked by a spectator while leading the men's Marathon.
		Vanderlei, the best South American male athlete of 2004 was born in Cruzeiro do Oeste, in the State of Paraná and has 6 siblings (2 brothers and 4 sisters).
		López who beat de Lima at the Bogotá Half Marathon on 1 August, 4 weeks before the Athens race, always believed that felt the future Olympic bronze medallist was in great condition.
	www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=28044.html (1974 words)

	Daily Radio Broadcast::David: Fantastic Finisher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vanderlei De Lima came from Brazil to do what no Brazilian had ever done before, and that is to win the Olympic marathon.
		And they were going to take exactly the same route and Vanderlei De Lima, when he got down to the last portion of the race was out in front.
		Lima gets back up and he finishes the race; but while he's down, two people pass him.
	www.backtothebible.org /broadcasts/radio/today.php/25741?page=7 (1270 words)

	CNN.com - De Lima returns in Japan marathon - Jan 3, 2005
		De Lima chose the March 6 race as his first marathon since battling to third at the Olympics in August after being attacked by a crazed spectator while leading in Athens.
		Since the Olympics, De Lima has become a household name in Brazil, where he has been paraded with world leaders and deluged with advertising offers from around the world.
		De Lima, honored as Brazil's sportsman of the year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) last month, won the 1996 Tokyo Marathon.
	edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/01/03/athletics.delima (197 words)

	SI.com - My Sportsman Choice: Vanderlei de Lima - Tuesday November 9, 2004 2:25PM
		De Lima, a marathoner from Brazil, was leading the race at the 23rd mile when he was attacked.
		de Lima wasn't a pre-race favorite, and he'd already begun to fade before the attack, so it's likely that he wouldn't have won.
		De Lima came into the stadium under the harsh spotlights, under the eyes of a world that wanted to feel sorry for him.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/magazine/specials/sportsman/2004/11/09/price.lima/index.html (923 words)

	Brazil appeals for gold - The Boston Globe
		Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, said marathoner Vanderlei de Lima should have been better guarded as he ran ahead of the field with about three miles to go Sunday night on the closing day of the Olympics.
		De Lima continued running, but soon lost his lead and finished third.
		Roberto Gesta de Melo, head of the Brazilian track federation, said an appeal will be filed in about a week with the International Association of Athletics Federations seeking a gold medal for de Lima.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/olympics/track_and_field/articles/2004/08/31/brazil_appeals_for_gold (624 words)

	Sportgeschiedenis: Oog in oog met marathonlegende Vanderlei de Lima
		De Braziliaanse marathonloper Vanderlei de Lima is zondag één van de deelnemers aan de ING Amsterdam Marathon.
		De Lima verwierf wereldfaam tijdens de olympische marathon van 2004 in Athene, toen hij enkele kilometers voor het einde werd aangevallen door een gestoorde Ier.
		De gehele dag is in het Stadion muziek, die wordt verzorgd door Radion 539 en zijn er optredens van sambabands.
	sportgeschiedenis.web-log.nl /sportgeschiedenis/2006/10/oog_in_oog_met_.html (242 words)

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