Nercely Soto

Nercely Desirée Soto Soto (born 23 August 1990 in Caja Seca, Zulia) is a Venezuelan sprinter.^[1][2][3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she competed in the Women's 200 metres. In the Rio Summer Olympics she was seventh in Semifinal 3.

Nercely Soto

Nercely Soto in the 200m heat 6, in the olympic game in Rio, 2016
Personal information
Full name	Nercely Desirée Soto Soto
Born	(1990-08-23) August 23, 1990 (age 34) Caja Seca, Zulia, Venezuela
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Event	Sprint
Updated on 29 December 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Soto.

Personal bests

• 100 m: 11.49 (wind: +0.7 m/s) – Santiago de Chile, 8 April 2016
• 200 m: 22.53 (wind: +0.1 m/s) – Caracas, 12 May 2012
• 400 m: 51.94 A – Trujillo, 26 November 2013

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Venezuela
2009	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	5th (h)	100 m	12.62 (+0.5 m/s)
			6th	200 m	25.20 (+0.2 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	49.92
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.98 A
2011	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	5th	200 m	24.48 (+2.0 m/s)
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd (h)	100 m	12.07 w (+2.5 m/s)
			4th	200 m	23.30 (-0.6 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	44.81
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.99
	South American U-23 Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	200 m	23.40 (+1.2 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	53.45
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	46.61
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DNF
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	200 m	23.05 w (+3.4 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	53.96
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	45.44
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:46.25
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	1st	200 m	23.46 (0.0 m/s)
			1st	400 m	51.94
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.16
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	200 m	23.25 (-0.4 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	52.30
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.08
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.20
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	17th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.64
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	8th (h)	400 m	54.891 A
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	1st	200 m	23.14 A (-1.6 m/s)
			4th	400 m	53.06 A
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.53 A
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.08 A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	200m	23.15 (-0.9 m/s)
			2nd	400m	54.38
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.28
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.05
	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (h)	200 m	23.16
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	200 m	22.95
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.94
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18th (sf)	200 m	22.88
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	4th	200 m	23.06 (w)
			7th (h)	400 m	56.321
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	1st	200 m	22.89
			1st	400 m	52.43
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.15
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.81
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	8th (h)	100 m	11.69
			3rd	200 m	23.11
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.71
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	11th (h)	200 m	24.312
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	45.71
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	20th (h)	200 m	24.67

¹: Did not finish in the final.
²: Disqualified in the semifinals.