Nelson Rocha dos Santos (born 8 May 1952) is a Brazilian former sprinter who competed in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

and in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. 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

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1952 births Living people Brazilian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportspeople {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub