Nélson Carlos Ferreira
Nélson Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 January 1973 in Barbosa Ferraz, Paraná[1]) is a retired Brazilian athlete who specialised in the long jump.[2] He represented his country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. 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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1990 | South American Junior Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Long jump | 7.18 m |
1991 | South American Junior Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 2nd | Long jump | 6.91 m |
1992 | South American Junior Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Long jump | 7.33 m |
World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 9th | Long jump | 7.41 m | |
– | 4x100 m relay | DNF | |||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 38th (q) | Long jump | 7.31 m |
1994 | South American Games | Valencia, Venezuela | 1st | Long jump | 7.84 m |
1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 2nd | Long jump | 8.05 m |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (q) | Long jump | 7.87 m | |
1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Long jump | 8.41 m (w) |
Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 27th (q) | Long jump | 7.76 m | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 21st (q) | Long jump | 7.58 m |
South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Long jump | 7.84 m | |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | Long jump | 8.04 m | |
Universiade | Catania, Italy | 21st (q) | Long jump | 7.58 m | |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 5th | Long jump | 7.83 m |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | Long jump | 7.77 m | |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 28th (q) | Long jump | 7.71 m | |
2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Long jump | 7.90 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 43rd (q) | Long jump | 7.32 m | |
2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Long jump | 7.67 m |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.64 (+1.6 m/s) (Americana 2001)
- Long jump – 8.36 (+0.8 m/s) (Medellín 1996)
- Triple jump – 15.17 (1994)
Indoor
- Long jump – 7.58 (Paris 1997)
References[]
Categories:
- 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 of Brazil
- Pan American Games athletes for Brazil
- People from Barbosa Ferraz, Paraná
- 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
- Brazilian athletics biography stubs