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deux coureurs décédés
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11032008/ne ... 136640.htm
NEW YORK - Two runners who completed the New York City Marathon have died after their efforts - one shortly after crossing the finish line and the other several hours later.
Police say 58-year-old Sao Paulo resident Carlos Jose Gomes just passed the finish line Sunday afternoon in a time of 4 hours 12 minutes when he complained about feeling ill. He was taken by ambulance to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he died. An autopsy was being conducted Monday.
Richard Finn, a spokesman for the New York Road Runners, says the other man died several hours later. He did not give out any additional information. A call to the city medical examiner's office was not immediately returned.
At least two other runners became ill during the race and had to be hospitalized.
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