Nelson Rocha dos Santos (born 8 May 1952) is a Brazilian former sprinter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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).
International competitions Representing 1975South American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2nd100 m10.71st4 × 100 m relay40.8Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico9th (sf)100 m10.394th4 × 100 m relay39.181977South American ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay1st4 × 100 m relay41.41979Pan American GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico4th100 m10.333rd4 × 100 m relay39.44UniversiadeMexico City, Mexico8th (sf)100 m10.3318th4 × 100 m relay42.82World CupMontreal, Canada1st4 × 100 m relay38.7021980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union23rd (qf)100 m10.458th4 × 100 m relay39.541983Pan American GamesCaracas, Venezuela6th100 m10.353rd4 × 100 m relay39.08Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2nd100 m10.543rd4 × 100 m relay41.002nd4 × 400 m relay3:07.62South American ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1st100 m10.32nd200 m21.51st4 × 100 m relay40.71984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States29th (qf)100 m10.538th4 × 100 m relay39.40 1Did not start in the final 2Representing the Americas
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