Nelson Prudêncio (April 4, 1944 – November 23, 2012) was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won silver medals at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games and 1968 Summer Olympics, and a bronze at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Prudêncio was ranked world's #2 in 1968, #3 in 1972, #5 in 1975, and #8 in 1971.Nelson Prudêncio. sports-reference
Prudêncio's jump of at the 1968 Olympics was the world record before Viktor Saneyev extended it to a few minutes later.
Prudêncio was Professor of Physical Education at the Federal University of São Carlos and vice-president of Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo (Brazilian Athletics Confederation). He died of lung cancer on November 23, 2012, in São Carlos. He was 68 years old.
International competitions Representing 1965South American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stTriple jump14.96 m1967Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada10thLong jump6.92 m2ndTriple jump16.45 mSouth American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina5thLong jump6.92 m1stTriple jump16.30 m1968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico2ndTriple jump17.27 m1969South American ChampionshipsQuito, Ecuador5thLong jump7.00 m1stTriple jump16.34 m1970UniversiadeTurin, Italy8thTriple jump16.29 m1971Pan American GamesCali, Colombia2ndTriple jump16.82 mSouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru4thLong jump7.19 m1stTriple jump15.58 m1972Olympic GamesMunich, West Germany3rdTriple jump17.05 m1974South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2ndTriple jump16.09 m1975South American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil2ndTriple jump16.45 mPan American GamesMexico City, Mexico4thTriple jump16.85 m1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada14th (q)Triple jump16.22 m
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