Rosemar_Coelho_Neto

Rosemar Coelho Neto

Rosemar Coelho Neto

Brazilian sprinter

Rosemar Maria Coelho Neto (born January 2, 1977, in Miracatu, São Paulo)[1] is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.[2]

Quick Facts Medal record, Representing Brazil ...

Coelho Neto represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay together with Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti and Rosângela Santos. In their first round heat they placed third behind Belgium and Great Britain, but in front of Nigeria. Their time of 43.38 seconds was the fifth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to a time of 43.14 seconds and the fourth place behind Nigeria, missing out on the bronze medal with 0.10 seconds.[2] However, in 2016, the IOC stripped Russia of its Gold Medal due to doping, meaning Rosângela and her teammates inherited the bronze medal.[3]

Competition record

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1Did not finish in the semifinals

References

  1. [1]
    UOL Olimpíadas
  2. [2]
    Athlete biography: Rosemar Coelho Neto, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008
  3. [3]
    "IOC strips Russia of gold in 2008 women's relay race".
  4. [4]
    Guest final out of competition


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