Roseli Machado

Roseli Aparecida Machado (27 December 1968 – 8 April 2021) was a Brazilian long-distance runner.[1]

Roseli Machado
Personal information
Full nameRoseli Aparecida Machado
NationalityBrazilian
Born(1968-12-27)27 December 1968
Coronel Macedo, São Paulo, Brazil
Died8 April 2021(2021-04-08) (aged 52)
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)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]

References
  1. "Roseli Machado". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.2km CC Women - Budapest Kincsem Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1994, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 16 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (4 July 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 6.5km CC Women - Durham University of Durham Date: Saturday, March 25, 1995, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 25 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Roseli Machado at World Athletics
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roseli Machado Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. "Roseli Machado, campeã da São Silvestre e atleta olímpica, morre de Covid aos 52 anos" [Roseli Machado, winner of Saint Silvester and Olympic athlete, dies from Covid at 52] (in Portuguese). Grupo Globo. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. "Roseli Aparecida Machado morre aos 52 anos em Curitiba" [Roseli Aparecida Machado dies at 52 in Curitiba] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Athletics Confederation. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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