Brazilian marathon runner denied gold medal for second time

THE BRAZILIAN athlete attacked by an eccentric Irish cleric while leading the 2004 Olympic marathon has lost his appeal to be awarded a duplicate gold medal.

Fri, 09 Sep, 2005 - 01:00

Brendan Mooney

Vanderlei de Lima eventually took bronze after being shoved into the crowd by former Irish priest Cornelius Horan four miles from the finish.

The Brazilian Olympic Committee and de Lima appealed to the Court for Arbitration in Sport last September.

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Athletics Place: Italy Person: Vanderlei de Lima Person: Cornelius Horan Person: De Lima Person: Brazilians Person: Stefano Baldini Person: Pierre de Coubertin Event: 2004 Olympic marathon Event: Athens Olympic Games Event: Olympic Organisation: Brazilian Olympic Committee Organisation: Court for Arbitration in Sport Organisation: CAS Organisation: International Amateur Athletics Federation Organisation: IAAF Organisation: Brazil Organisation: International Olympic Committee

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