Nelson dos Santos
Brazilian sprinter
Nelson Rocha dos Santos (born 8 May 1952) is a Brazilian former sprinter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Nelson dos Santos finished fourth (1979) and sixth (1983) in the 100 metres at the Pan American Games. He was also a member of two bronze medal winning Pan American Games 4×100 metres relay teams in 1979 (with Milton de Castro, Ruy da Silva, and Altevir de Araújo Filho) and in 1983 (with João Batista da Silva, Gérson de Souza, and Róbson da Silva).
Personal Best: 100 – 10.22 (1979).
https://olympics.com/pt/atletas/nelson-rocha-rocha-dos-santos
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nelson dos Santos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
- 1977: United States (Collins, Riddick, Wiley, Williams)
- 1979: Americas (Lara, dos Santos, Leonard, de Araújo)
- 1981: Europe (Zwoliński, Licznerski, Dunecki, Woronin)
- 1985: United States (Glance, Baptiste, Smith, Evans)
- 1989: United States (Cason, Dees, Council, Watkins)
- 1992: United States (Bridgewater, Braunskill, Smith, Williams)
- 1994: Great Britain (Braithwaite, Jarrett, Regis, Christie)
- 1998: Great Britain (Condon, Devonish, Golding, Chambers)
- 2002: United States (Drummond, Smoots, Conwright, Miller)
- 2006: United States (Conwright, Spearmon, Gay, Smoots)
- 2010: Americas (Bailey, Spearmon, Gay, Martina)
- 2014: Americas (Collins, Rodgers, Carter, Thompson)
- 2018: Americas (Rodgers, Lyles, Blake, Tracey)
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