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Brazilian Marathon Star Daniel Nascimento Reported Missing After Leaving Home

Police in São Paulo opened a probe after his family filed a missing-person report and the national federation appealed for public help, citing his reported mental-health struggles during a five-year doping suspension.

HAMBURG, GERMANY - APRIL 23: Daniel do Nascimento of Brazil crosses the finish line at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg 2023 on April 23, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images for adidas)
An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows The lead group including Jeison Alexander Suarez of Colombia, Daniel Do Nascimento of Brazil, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, and Amoz Kipruto of Kenya in action during the men's marathon at Hokkaido University on day 16 during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan, Image 2 shows Daniel do Nascimento of Brazil crosses the finish line at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg 2023 on April 23, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany

Overview

  • Nascimento was last seen leaving his mother’s home in Paraguaçu Paulista around 7 p.m. on June 19, carrying only a black backpack, according to his mother.
  • His mother and five siblings filed an official missing-person report on Monday, July 27, and the Brazilian Athletics Confederation confirmed the report and asked the athletics community to assist.
  • The São Paulo Secretariat of Public Security says the General Investigations Department in Assis is handling the investigation and has begun police inquiries into his disappearance.
  • Nascimento is serving a five-year suspension imposed after testing positive for three banned substances in 2024, a ban that runs through July 2029 and kept him out of the Paris Olympics.
  • Once South America’s fastest marathoner with a 2:04:51 in Seoul in 2022, his family says he has struggled with mental-health issues while living at home during the suspension, deepening concerns for his safety and welfare.