Agberto Conceição Guimarães (born August 18, 1957) is a former Brazil

Brazil

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ian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He set a personal best 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

 time of 1:43.63 min in Koblenz

Koblenz

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 1984, a performance which made him temporarily the second-fastest South American 800 m runner ever.

Guimarães first participated in major international championships at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where he placed fourth in 800 metres (see, for example, "Moscow Olympic Book" / Moskovan Olympiakirja, Tapio Pekola et al., eds., Helsinki, Finland: "Runner" / Juoksija magazine, 1980).

Guimarães came sixth in the 800 m final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

 in Helsinki. He won two gold medals and two bronze medals at the Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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. Nowadays Guimarães works at the Brazilian Olympic Committee as its Olympic Solidarity Programme general manager.