# Ederson Pereira

Ederson Vilela Pereira (born 6 June 1990) is a Brazilian distance runner who competes in events from 1500 metres to the marathon. He was the gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 Pan American Games. He has also won medals in the 5000 metres at the 2017 South American Championships in Athletics and the 3000 metres at the 2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics.
Pereira has represented his nation in cross country running four times at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) and shared in team titles with the Brazilian men at the South American Cross Country Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2013. He competed at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships.
He holds personal bests of 13:23.24 minutes for the 5000 metres, 28:27.47 for the 10,000 metres and 2:13:15 hours for the marathon. He is a three-time national champion at the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo, winning in the 5000 m in 2013 and in the 10,000 metres in 2018 and 2019.

## International competitions

Representing  Brazil :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
| 2006 | South American Cross Country Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 12th | U18 race | 13:00 | |
| 2007 | South American Cross Country Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | U18 race | 12:54 | |
| 2007 | South American Cross Country Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | U18 team | 5 pts | |
| 2008 | South American Cross Country Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 3rd | U20 race | 26:48 | |
| 2008 | South American Cross Country Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | U20 team | 9 pts | |
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 100th | Junior race | 26:25 |
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 13th | Junior team | 299 pts |
| 2009 | South American Cross Country Championships | Concepción, Chile | 3rd | U20 race | 25:42 | |
| 2009 | South American Cross Country Championships | Concepción, Chile | 1st | U20 team | 9 pts | |
| 2009 | World Cross Country Championships | Amman, Jordan | 61st | Junior race | 26:17 |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 5000 m | 14:51.82 |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 10,000 m | 31:20.38 | Held in Pan American Junior race |
| 2009 | Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 5th | 5000 m | 14:24.48 |
| 2009 | Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 10,000 m | 31:20.38 | |
| 2011 | South American Cross Country Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 4th | Senior race | 37:52 | |
| 2011 | South American Cross Country Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | Senior team | 7 pts | |
| 2011 | World Cross Country Championships | Punta Umbría, Spain | 88th | Senior race | 37:55 |
| 2011 | World Cross Country Championships | Punta Umbría, Spain | 17th | Senior team | 326 pts |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 6th | 3000 m | 8:19.59 |
| 2013 | South American Cross Country Championships | Concordia, Argentina | 6th | Senior race | 41:43 | |
| 2013 | South American Cross Country Championships | Concordia, Argentina | 1st | Senior team | 12 pts | |
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 74th | Senior race | 35:45 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 3000 m | 7:56.20 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | — | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Luque, Paraguay | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:59.20 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Luque, Paraguay | 4th | 10,000 m | 29:39.85 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 7th | 5000 m | 14:12.00 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | — | 10,000 m | DNF |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 7th | 5000 m | 13:58.72 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | 10,000 m | 28:27.47 | PB |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 90th | Half marathon | 1:04:19 |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 18th | Team | 3:12:37 |
| 2022 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:40.96 |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 13th | 5000 m | 14:16.16 |

## National titles

* Brazilian Athletics Championships
** 5000 m: 2013
** 10,000 m: 2018, 2019