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Nelson dos Santos

Full name: Nelson Rocha dos Santos
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Weight: 112 lbs (51 kg)
Born: May 8, 1952
Affiliations: AAUGF
Country: BRA Brazil
Sport: Athletics

Related Olympians: Father of Evelyn dos Santos.

Biography

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).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1980 Summer 28 Moskva Athletics Men's 100 metres Brazil BRA 7 h1 r2/4
1980 Summer 28 Moskva Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Brazil BRA 8
1984 Summer 32 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 100 metres Brazil BRA 4 h2 r2/4
1984 Summer 32 Los Angeles Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Brazil BRA 8

Men's 100 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(A) L
1980 Summer 28 Moskva Athletics Brazil Quarter-Finals Heat One 7 10.45 1
1980 Summer 28 Moskva Athletics Brazil Round One Heat Three 3 QU 10.51 1
1984 Summer 32 Los Angeles Athletics Brazil Quarter-Finals Heat Two 4 10.53 1
1984 Summer 32 Los Angeles Athletics Brazil Round One Heat Nine 3 QU 10.70 3

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T(A) L
1980 Summer 28 Moskva Athletics Brazil BRA Final 8 39.54 4
1980 Summer 28 Moskva Athletics Brazil BRA Round One Heat Two 4T QC 39.48 8
1984 Summer 32 Los Angeles Athletics Brazil BRA Final 8 39.40 8
1984 Summer 32 Los Angeles Athletics Brazil BRA Semi-Finals Heat One 4 QU 39.52