Yazaldes Nascimento

Yazaldes Nascimento
	Nascimento during 2015 European Team Championships First League
Personal information
Full name	Yazaldes Valdemar Nascimento Alfonso
National team	Portugal
Born	17 April 1986; São Tomé and Príncipe
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprints
Coached by	João 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, Yazaldes Nascimento became a Portuguese citizen in July 2006. 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

"Yazaldes Nascimento Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

External links

Yazaldes Nascimento at World Athletics
Profile at Olympic Committee of Portugal (in Portuguese)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Naide Gomes	Flagbearer for São Tomé and Príncipe 2004 Athens	Succeeded by Celma Bonfim da Graça

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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.