Rosemar Maria Coelho Neto (born January 2, 1977, in
Miracatu,
São Paulo
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) is a
track and field
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sprint athlete who competes internationally for
Brazil
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.
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Coelho Neto represented
Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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. She competed at the
4 × 100 metres relay
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together with
Lucimar de Moura
Lucimar Aparecida de Moura (born 22 March 1974 in Timóteo, MG) is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and won the ...
,
Thaissa Presti and
Rosângela Santos
Rosângela Cristina Oliveira Santos (born December 20, 1990) is an American-born Brazilian track and field sprint athlete. Career
Santos represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together ...
. In their first round heat they placed third behind
Belgium
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and
Great Britain
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, but in front of
Nigeria
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. Their time of 43.38 seconds was the fifth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to a time of 43.14 seconds and the fourth place behind Nigeria, missing out on the bronze medal with 0.10 seconds.
However, in 2016, the
IOC
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stripped
Russia
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of its Gold Medal due to doping, meaning Rosângela and her teammates inherited the bronze medal.
Competition record
1Did not finish in the semifinals
References
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1977 births
Living people
Brazilian female sprinters
Olympic athletes for Brazil
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes from São Paulo (state)
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games silver medalists for Brazil
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
Olympic female sprinters
21st-century Brazilian women
Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners
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