Roseli Machado
Brazilian long-distance runner (1968–2021)
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Roseli Aparecida Machado (27 December 1968 – 8 April 2021) was a Brazilian long-distance runner.[1]
FullnameRoseli Aparecida Machado
Born27 December 1968
Coronel Macedo, São Paulo, Brazil
SportLong-distance running
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roseli Aparecida Machado |
| Born | 27 December 1968 Coronel Macedo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 8 April 2021 (aged 52) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
Biography
She finished 26th at the 1994 World Cross Country Championships,[2] 48th at the 1995 World Cross Country Championships[3] and 7th at the 1995 New York Marathon.[4] She competed in the women's 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but did not progress from the heats.[5] At the end of this year, she won the women's event at the Saint Silvester Road Race.[6]
She died from COVID-19 in Curitiba on 8 April 2021, at the age of 52.[7]