Nélson Carlos Ferreira Júnior (born 1 January 1973Sports-Reference profile) is a retired Brazilian athlete who specialised in the long jump. 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 Representing 1990South American Junior ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia1stLong jump7.18 m1991South American Junior ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay2ndLong jump6.91 m1992South American Junior ChampionshipsLima, Peru2ndLong jump7.33 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea –4 × 100 m relayDNF9thLong jump7.41 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany38th (q)Long jump7.31 m1994South American GamesValencia, Venezuela1stLong jump7.84 m1995South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil2ndLong jump8.05 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (q)Long jump7.87 m1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1stLong jump8.41 m (w)Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States27th (q)Long jump7.76 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France21st (q)Long jump7.58 mSouth American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1st4 × 100 m relay40.07 s1stLong jump7.84 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5thLong jump8.04 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy21st (q)Long jump7.58 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain5thLong jump7.83 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada5thLong jump7.77 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain28th (q)Long jump7.71 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stLong jump7.90 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia43rd (q)Long jump7.32 m2001South American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil1stLong jump7.67 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)
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