Nélson Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 January 1973 in Barbosa Ferraz, Paraná) is a retired

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ian athlete who specialised in the

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. He represented his country at the

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and

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. In addition, he competed in three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993, his best result being the fifth place at the 1997 edition.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.64 (+1.6 m/s) (Americana 2001) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

– 8.36 (+0.8 m/s) (Medellín 1996) *

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 ...

– 15.17 (1994) Indoor *

– 7.58 (Paris 1997)

References

1973 births Living people Brazilian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Brazil Pan American Games athletes for Brazil Sportspeople from Paraná (state) World Athletics Championships athletes for Brazil South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 South American Games 20th-century Brazilian sportspeople 21st-century Brazilian sportspeople Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub