The winner of the gold medal in the men’s marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, on October 30 is a former tannery worker. Solonei Rocha da Silva won the race with a time of 2:16:37 hours just 15 months after running (and winning) his first marathon in Porto Alegre in May 2010. He initially became interested in racing...

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