Leandro Prates de Oliveira (2 February 1982 – 6 July 2021)[1] was a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialised in the 1500 metres.

He started competing at national level in 2006 and that year he came third over 1500 m at the Brazilian championships and set a personal best of 3:42.62 minutes.

[3] The following year he won his first international medal at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics, where he was the 1500 m silver medallist behind Byron Piedra.

[6] He represented Brazil at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 73rd in the longer 12 km race.

In a highly tactical final, he edged Ecuador's Byron Piedra at the line to claim the gold medal.