Valmir Nunes

Valmir Nunes, born on 16 January 1964, is a Brazilian runner and former world record holder who holds South American and Brazilian ultramarathon records. He won the 100 kilometre world championship in 1991 and set the 100 km world record of 6 hours, 18 minutes and 9 seconds in Winschoten, Netherlands in 1995, a mark that stood until 1998. In 2001 he won the 246 kilometre Spartathlon in Greece in 23 hours, 18 minutes and 5 seconds, and in 2007 he became the first runner to finish the Badwater Ultramarathon in under 24 hours, setting a course record of 22:51:29. He also coaches runners and published a book on ultrarunning in 2010.