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mAuro Vinícius HILáRIo
LouREnço dA silVA
presidente prudente, sp
26/12/86
69kg
1,84m
main titles
1 st place at the Istanbul Indoor
World Championship (12) • 3 rd
place at the Ibero American
Championship (10) • 1 st place at
the Brazil Trophy (10) • 2 nd place at
the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix (08)
• 2 nd place at the Brazil Trophy (08)
events
Long Jump
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After giving up the dream of
becoming a football player, when he
was 16 years old, Mauro Vinicius –
better known as Duda – worked as a
doorman, a supermarket packer and
a drugstore delivery boy. At the age
of 20, he started to dedicate himself
to athletics. He participated in the
Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and,
this year in Turkey, gained fame
when he became the indoor world
champion with the mark of 8.28m.
He is a cousin of the singer
Thiaguinho, a former Exaltasamba
band member.
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