| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Prates de Oliveira |
| Born | (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 Vitória da Conquista,Bahia, Brazil |
| Died | July 6, 2021(2021-07-06) (aged 39) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 30 January 2015 | |
Leandro Prates de Oliveira (2 February 1982 – 6 July 2021)[1] was a Braziliantrack and field athlete who specialised in the1500 metres. He wongold medals in the event at the2011 South American Championships in Athletics and the2011 Pan American Games.[2]
Oliveira was born inVitória da Conquista,Bahia. He started competing at national level in 2006 and that year he came third over 1500 m at the Brazilian championships and set a personal best of 3:42.62 minutes.[3] The following year he won his first international medal at the2007 South American Championships in Athletics, where he was the 1500 msilver medallist behindByron Piedra.[4] He ran in both the800 metres and 1500 m events at the2007 Summer Universiade, but did not progress beyond the preliminary races. He did not compete internationally in 2008 and 2009, but improved his 1500 m best to 3:40.07 minutes in this period.[5]
At the2010 Ibero-American Championships he won the 1500 mbronze medal before taking the3000 metres title.[6] He represented Brazil at the2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 73rd in the longer 12 km race.[5] He established himself as one of South America's bestmiddle-distance runners on the track later that year. First he won the South American Road Championship over themile and then he beat his compatriotHudson de Souza to the 1500 m title at the2011 South American Championships in Athletics.[7] After winning the Brazilian title in the event, he was selected for the2011 Pan American Games. In a highly tactical final, he edged Ecuador's Byron Piedra at the line to claim the gold medal.[8]
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 m | 1:49.10 min | São Paulo | 20 May 2012 |
| 1500 m | 3:40.07 min | Avellino | 11 June 2008 |
| 3000 m | 7:51.08 min | Belém | 19 May 2010 |
| 5000 m | 14:06.14 min | São Paulo | 7 August 2011 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:52.18 min | São Paulo | 1 August 2014 |
