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. 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. References 1944 births 2012 deaths Brazilian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Brazil Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil World record setters in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Deaths from lung cancer in Brazil Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)