Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento
{{short description|Brazilian long distance runner (born 1998)}}
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| birth_place = Paraguaçu Paulista, Brazil
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Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento (born 28 July 1998) is a Brazilian long distance runner, record holder in the Americas in the race. He is serving a five-year ban from July 2024 following the use of prohibited substances.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/brazil/daniel-do-nascimento-14646503|title=Daniel DO NASCIMENTO | Profile|website=worldathletics.org}}
Career
In 2020 he took part in the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, in Gdynia where he ran a personal best of 1:04:27 in the half marathon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-half-marathon-championships/2020/world-athletics-half-marathon-championships-7138821/men/half-marathon/final/result|title=Half Marathon Result | World Athletics Half Marathon Championships|website=www.worldathletics.org}}
In December 2020, he won the 10,000m and finished 3rd place in 5000m at the Brazilian Championship at the COTP stadium in São Paulo.{{Cite web|url=https://abdabauru.com.br/blog/2020/12/14/atleta-da-abda-e-campeao-brasileiro-dos-10000-metros-no-trofeu-brasil/|title=Atleta da ABDA é campeão brasileiro dos 10000 metros no Troféu Brasil|date=December 14, 2020}}
He was selected to represent Brazil at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the marathon after achieving the qualifying standard in his first marathon, winning "The Bicentennial of Peru" competition, in Lima, on May 23, with a time of 2:09:04. On May 29, less than a week after securing Olympic qualification, Danielzinho, as he is known, won the 10,000m at the South American Championship in Guayaquil, Ecuador.{{Cite web|url=https://vibratesports.com/three-brazilians-are-confirmed-in-the-olympics-marathon/|title=Three Brazilians are confirmed in the Olympics marathon|date=June 3, 2021}}
In April 2022, he broke the marathon Area Record for the Americas at the Seoul Marathon, finishing third in 2:04:51.{{Cite web|url=https://dailysport.co.ke/2022/04/17/chelimo-and-geremew-run-away-with-seoul-marathon-records/|title=Chelimo and Geremew run away with Seoul marathon records|date=April 17, 2022|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=April 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417152132/https://dailysport.co.ke/2022/04/17/chelimo-and-geremew-run-away-with-seoul-marathon-records/|url-status=dead}} It's the best mark in history made by a marathon runner born outside Africa.[https://ge.globo.com/atletismo/noticia/2022/07/17/sem-elite-africana-daniel-nascimento-mira-podio-no-mundial.ghtml Sem elite africana, Daniel Nascimento mira pódio no Mundial]
At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, he finished 8th in the Men's marathon, less than 1 minute from the medalists, having stayed in the main peloton until km 33.[https://www.terra.com.br/esportes/atletismo/daniel-nascimento-fica-em-oitavo-na-maratona-do-mundial,92ef80ceb0df67fcc8c3603d056914cc5oqc45sa.html Daniel Nascimento fica em oitavo na maratona do Mundial] He led the 2022 New York Marathon before collapsing and requiring medical attention around mile 21 (km 32).{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/06/kenyans-sweep-nyc-marathon-but-do-nascimento-collapses-as-temperature-soars|title=Kenyans sweep NYC Marathon but Do Nascimento collapses in record heat|website=The Guardian}}
On April 23, 2023, he finished fourth in the Hamburg Marathon with a time of 2:07:06 (being the best non-African in the competition), meeting the qualifying standard for the 2024 Olympic Games.[https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/paris-2024/454904-brasileiros-classificados-para-os-jogos-olimpicos-de-paris-2024/ 184 Brazilians qualified for the Olympic Games][https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/atletismo/503961-danielzinho-indice-maratona-hamburgo/ Danielzinho faz índice e é 4º colocado na Maratona de Hamburgo]
Doping violation
On July 4, 2024, Daniel Nascimento tested positive for three banned substances Drostanolone, Methenolone, and Nandrolone. All drugs from the S1 anabolic steroid class, precursors of testosterone.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-15 |title=Maratonista Daniel Nascimento testa positivo para doping e está fora de Paris 2024 |url=https://ge.globo.com/olimpiadas/noticia/2024/07/15/maratonista-daniel-nascimento-testa-positivo-para-doping-e-esta-fora-de-paris.ghtml |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=ge |language=pt-br}} In May 2025, he was officially banned for 5 years from 15 July 2024 for Presence/Use of Prohibited Substances with results disqualified from 4 July 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.athleticsintegrity.org/downloads/pdfs/disciplinary-process/en/AIU-24-177-DO-NASCIMENTO-Decision.pdf|website=Athletics Integrity.org|accessdate=7 May 2025|title=Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit in the Case of Mr Daniel Do Nascimento}}
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 3:46.85 (Campinas 2018)
- 5000 metres – 14:17.07 (São Paulo 2020)
- 10000 metres – 28:40.17 (Rio de Janeiro 2022)
- Half marathon – 1:01:03 (Rio de Janeiro 2022)
- Marathon – 2:04:51 (Seoul 2022)
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Category:Brazilian male long-distance runners
Category:Athletes from São Paulo (state)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Brazil
Category:Olympic male marathon runners
Category:South American Championships in Athletics winners
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
Category:People from Paraguaçu Paulista
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games