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).
https://olympics.com/pt/atletas/nelson-rocha-rocha-dos-santos
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1952 births
Living people
Brazilian male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Brazil
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people