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And as Tracey mentioned -- Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima lighting the cauldron, and he is a bronze medalist in the marathon at the 2004 Athens Games. The long distance runner, went into the annals of Games history that day showing true Olympic spirit during that race.

Marathoner embodied spirit of Games after attack in 2004 race

He was leading the final event of the Games, when a couple miles from the end, a man dressed in a costume tried to tackle him. The Brazilian would end up finishing third, but never complained, even as Stefano Baldini of Italy took gold in Greece. De Lima would receive the sportsmanship award for the Games that year. And on this day in front of the world, he was able to have his Olympic moment, lighting the cauldron at the Maracana Stadium.