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Yazaldes Nascimento

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Yazaldes Nascimento
Nascimento during 2015 European Team Championships First League
Personal information
Full nameYazaldes Valdemar Nascimento Alfonso
National teamPortugal
Born (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 (age 38)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Coached byJoão Abrantes

Yazaldes Valdemar Nascimento Alfonso[1] (born 17 April 1986) is a Portuguese athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, Nascimento achieved eighth place in his 100 m heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. He did however achieve a personal best time with 11.00 seconds. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships.

Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, Nascimento became a Portuguese citizen in 12 June 2007. Before changing nationality he set the current São Tomé and Príncipe record in high jump with 1.98 m.

His personal best time in the 100 metres is 10.16, achieved in 2015 in Madrid.

References

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  1. ^ "Yazaldes Nascimento Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  São Tomé and Príncipe
2004 Athens
Succeeded by