Nelson Prudêncio (April 4, 1944 – November 23, 2012) was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

. He won silver medals at the 1967 and 1971

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

and

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, and a bronze at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. Prudêncio was ranked world's #2 in 1968, #3 in 1972, #5 in 1975, and #8 in 1971.Nelson Prudêncio
sports-reference Prudêncio's jump of at the 1968 Olympics was the world record before

Viktor Saneyev Viktor Danilovich Saneyev (russian: Виктор Данилович Санеев; ka, ვიქტორ სანეევი, Vikt’or Saneevi; 3 October 1945 – 3 January 2022) was a Georgian triple jumper who competed internationally for ...

extended it to a few minutes later. Prudêncio was Professor of Physical Education at the

Federal University of São Carlos The Federal University of São Carlos ( pt, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar) is a public research university located in São Carlos, state of São Paulo, Brazil. History On December 13, 1960, a federal statute determined the creat ...

and vice-president of

Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo The Brazilian Athletics Confederation (CBAt; ''Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Brazil. President for the period 2013-2016 is José Antonio Martins Fernandes. History CBAt w ...

(Brazilian Athletics Confederation). He died of

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

on November 23, 2012, in

São Carlos São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is th ...

. He was 68 years old.

References

1944 births 2012 deaths Brazilian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil World record setters in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Deaths from lung cancer in Brazil Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) People from Lins, São Paulo {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub