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{{short description|Venezuelan swimmer}}
{{Infobox Swimmer|swimmer
| swimmernamename = Nelson Mora
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| NAME alt = Mora, Nelson▼
| fullname = Nelson Jesús Mora Molina▼
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▲| fullname = Nelson Jesús Mora Molina
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| strokes = [[butterfly swimming|Butterfly]] ▼
▲| nationalitynational_team = {{VEN}}
| collegeteam = [[University of Miami]] (USA) <small>(1996-'98)</small> and [[Florida State University]] (USA) <small>(1999-'00)</small>▼
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▲| strokes = [[butterflyButterfly swimmingstroke|Butterfly]]
| birthplace = [[Caracas|Caracas, Venezuela]]▼
▲| collegeteam = [[Miami Hurricanes|University of Miami]] (USAU.S.) <small>(1996-'98)</small> and <br>[[Florida State Seminoles|Florida State University]] (USAU.S.) <small>(1999-'00)</small>
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▲| birthplacebirth_place = [[Caracas|Caracas, Venezuela]]
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}▼
{{MedalCountry | {{VEN}} Venezuela}}▼
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}▼
{{MedalGold | [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar de Plata]] | [[Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games - Men's 200 meters butterfly|200 meters Butterfly]]}} ▼
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▲{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}
▲{{MedalCountry | {{VEN}} }}
▲{{MedalCompetition|[[Swimming at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
▲{{MedalGold| [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar de Plata]] | [[Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games - Men's 200 meters butterfly|200 meters Butterfly]]}}
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1995'''Nelson Jesús Mora Molina''' is a former [[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Venezuela]] who won the 200-metre butterfly at the [[Swimming at the 1995 Pan American ChampionshipsGames|1995 Pan American Games]] in [[Mar del Plata]], [[Argentina]]. Mora is the first Venezuelan to win a Pan American Games gold medal in Swimmingswimming. Mora represented his native country in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].▼
Nelson Jesús Mora Molina (Born February 6, 1976) in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]],
 
He attended the [[University of Miami]] in Coral Gables, Florida, from 1996–19981996 to 1998, where he swam for the [[Miami Hurricanes]] Swimmingswimming &and Divingdiving Team..team." He was named an honorable mention All-AmericaAmerican with 12th -place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.50) at the 1997 [[NCAA]] Championships...recorded UM's topHe timesalso last year in the 100-yard butterfly (49.87) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.28)...captured victory inwon the 200-yard butterfly at the 1997 BIGBig EASTEast Conference Championships while setting a championships record (1:47.63) and earning All-Conference honors... He placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:29.13), eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.14) ,and was a member of second-place 800-yard freestyle relay and third-place 400-yard freestyle relay teams...recipient> of Mora received the 1997 IBIS award and memberwas ofrecognized theas a 1996-97 BIGBig EASTEast Academic All-Stars" Star.<ref name="Hurricanesports website">{{Cite web |url=http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mora_nelson00.html |title=Player Bio: Nelson Mora - HurricaneSports.com - the University of Miami Official Athletic Site |access-date=2006-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309095720/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mora_nelson00.html |archive-date=2012-03-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼
is a former [[Butterfly stroke|Butterfly]] [[Swimmer]] from [[Venezuela]] who won the 200m Butterfly at the
▲1995 [[Pan American Championships]] in [[Mar del Plata]], [[Argentina]]. Mora is the first Venezuelan to win a Pan American gold medal in Swimming. Mora represented his native country in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].
 
In 1999, he transferred to [[Florida State University]] in [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], where he swam for the [[Florida State Seminoles]] Swimmingswimming &and Divingdiving Teamteam in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition in 1999, and was gain named Honorablean honorable Mentionmention All-America with 16ththe Seminoles' 16th-place finish in the 800-yard Freefreestyle Relayrelay.<ref name="Seminoles">{{Cite web|url=http://nolefan.org/summary/msw1999.html|title=1998-99 Men's Swimming & Diving - Year in Review}}</ref>.▼
▲He attended the [[University of Miami]] from 1996–1998, where he swam for the Miami Hurricanes Swimming & Diving Team..."named honorable mention All-America with 12th place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.50) at the 1997 [[NCAA]] Championships...recorded UM's top times last year in the 100-yard butterfly (49.87) and the 200-yard butterfly (1:47.28)...captured victory in the 200-yard butterfly at the 1997 BIG EAST Championships while setting a championships record (1:47.63) and earning All-Conference honors...placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:29.13), eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.14) and was a member of second-place 800-yard relay and third-place 400-yard relay teams...recipient of the 1997 IBIS award and member of the 1996-97 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars" <ref name="Hurricanesports website">http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mora_nelson00.html</ref>
 
▲In 1999, he transferred to [[Florida State University]] in [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]], where he swam for the Florida State Seminoles Swimming & Diving Team in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) competition in 1999, named Honorable Mention All-America with 16th place finish in the 800-yard Free Relay<ref name="Seminoles">http://nolefan.org/summary/msw1999.html</ref>.
 
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== External links ==
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120309095720/http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mora_nelson00.html
*http://nolefan.org/summary/msw1999.html
 
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▲| NAME = Mora, Nelson
 
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