Brazilian Olympic marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima was on pace to win a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games when he was tackled by a spectator during the race. He was unable to recover and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima, who had the eyes of the world upon him Friday night as he lit the caldron at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony, has received an apology from the man who ...

Defrocked Irish priest Cornelius Horan, right, grabs Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil and knocks him into the crowd during the men’s Marathon event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Sunday, Aug 29, 2004 ...