Wilson Carneiro

{{Short description|Brazilian hurdler (born 1930)}}

{{family name hatnote|Gomes|Carneiro|lang=Spanish}}

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| name = Wilson Carneiro

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| image = Wilson Gomes Carneiro (Brasil). - El Gráfico 1715.jpg

| caption = Carneiro on the cover of El Gráfico, 1952

| sport = Track and field

| event = 400 metres hurdles

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1930|7|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Wilson Gomes Carneiro (born 3 July 1930) is a Brazilian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/wilson-carneiro-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032454/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/wilson-carneiro-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Wilson Carneiro Olympic Results |access-date=3 October 2017}} He was also the first Brazilian individual medalist at the Pan American games, winning the silver medal in the 400 meters hurdles in the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires.{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/primeiro-medalhista-brasileiro-em-jogos-pan-americanos-abre-revezamento-da-tocha-4185972|title=Primeiro medalhista brasileiro em Jogos Pan-Americanos abre revezamento da tocha|date=31 May 2007|access-date=14 January 2019|author=Laura Rodrigues|publisher=O Globo Online}}

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