Sport Athletics Height 1.82 m Personal best(s) 17.27 m (1968) Weight 71 kg | Name Nelson Prudencio Events Triple jump Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born April 4, 1944 ( 1944-04-04 ) Lins, Sao Paulo Died November 23, 2012, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bronze medals Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men\'s Triple Jump People also search for Viktor Saneyev, Giuseppe Gentile, Jorg Drehmel | ||
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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.
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Prudêncio's jump of 17.27 metres (56 feet 8 inches) at the 1968 Olympics was the world record before Viktor Saneyev extended it to 17.39 metres (57 feet 1 inch) 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.
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