Sebastião Mendes (athlete)

Sebastião Mendes
Personal information
Full nameSebastião "Tião" Celso Mendes da Costa
NationalityBrazilian
Born(1930-08-22)22 August 1930
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diedmissing since March 2007, presumed dead
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
3000 metres steeplechase, 1500 metres
ClubCR 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]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 3rd (h) 1500 m 4:12.94
1956 South American Championships Santiago, Chile 6th 800 m 1:54.3
4th 1500 m 3:55.2
2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:17.4
1958 South American Championships Lima, Peru 6th 1500 m 3:55.7
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:20.0
1959 South American Championships (unofficial) São Paulo, Brazil 6th 1500 m 4:06.0
5th 3000 m s'chase 9:21.7
Pan American Games Chicago, United States 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:02.2
1960 Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 4th 1500 m 3:58.0
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:01.8
1961 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:14.8
1962 Ibero-American Games Madrid, Spain 8th 1500 m 4:02.5
3rd 3000 m s'chase 9:16.4
1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:12.8
South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:28.7
1965 South American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 3000 m s'chase 9:22.2
1967 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th 3000 m s'chase 9:28.2

References

  1. ↑ "Tião com asas nos pés". jornaldebrasilia.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  2. ↑ InterSportStats profile
  3. ↑ Olympedia profile
  4. ↑ "Desaparecido ex-atleta do Flamengo" (in Portuguese). 11 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2026.


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