José Meléndez (sprinter)

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José Meléndez
Personal information
Full name José Daniel Meléndez Mayorga
Born (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)
Calabozo, Guárico, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country  Venezuela
Event(s) Sprinting
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Venezuela
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cartagena 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cartagena 4x400 m relay
Updated on 20 January 2015.

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is Mayorga.

José Daniel Meléndez Mayorga (born 19 May 1993 in Calabozo[1][2] or Zaraza,[3] Guárico) is a Venezuelan sprinter.[4] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal bests

  • 200 m: 20.94 (wind: +1.1 m/s) – Venezuela Barquisimeto, 25 August 2012
  • 400 m: 45.82 – Russia Moscow, 11 August 2013

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Venezuela
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.70
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 13th (sf) 400 m 46.83
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.62[6]
South American Under-23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil — 400m DNF
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 1st 400 m 46.31
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.64
World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd (sf) 400 m 46.22
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.04
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.17
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.44
South American Under-23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st 400m 46.07
6th 4 × 100 m relay 41.95
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 3rd (h) 400m 46.62 A
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.80 A
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.15
South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 200 m 21.29
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.96
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.47
World Championships Beijing, China 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.96

References

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  3. ↑ Sports Reference profile
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  5. ↑ London 2012 profile
  6. ↑ Did not start in the final

External links

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