Nelson Zamora

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Nelson Zamora , full name Nelson Ernesto Zamora Villalba , (born April 5, 1959 ) is a former Uruguayan athlete .

Career

The 1.72 meter tall marathon runner Zamora was a member of the Uruguayan squad at the 1986 South American Games in Chile . In 1987 he took part with the Uruguayan team in the Pan American Games in Indianapolis and finished ninth with a running time of 2:36:23 hours. In 1991 he ran his personal best on the marathon course with a time of 2:18:54 hours. In the marathon he also started as a member of the Uruguayan Olympic team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona . In the final ranking, he finished 54th .

Personal best

  • Marathon: 2:18:54 h, 1991

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nelson Zamora in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on August 3, 2015
  2. ↑ X JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS PANAMERICANOS INDIANAPOLIS 1987 on cou.org.uy, accessed on August 3, 2015 (PDF)
personal data
SURNAME Zamora, Nelson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zamora Villalba, Nelson Ernesto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH April 5th 1959