Sebastião Mendes (athlete)
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FullnameSebastião "Tião" Celso Mendes da Costa
NationalityBrazilian
Born22 August 1930
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diedmissing since March 2007, presumed dead
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastião "Tião" Celso Mendes da Costa |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | 22 August 1930 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | missing since March 2007, presumed dead |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 3000 metres steeplechase, 1500 metres |
| Club | CR Flamengo |
Sebastião "Tião" Celso Mendes da Costa (born 22 August 1930 – missing since March 2007) was a Brazilian long-distance runner competing specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1] He won multiple medals at regional level including the silver at the 1963 Pan American Games.[2] He was set to compete at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome but was a non-starter.[3] He went missing in March 2007 and was never found.[4]
