Henry Vizcaíno

Henry Vizcaíno

Personal information
Full name	Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel
Born	(1980-05-16) May 16, 1980 Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Updated on 21 May 2013

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

Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel (born 16 May 1980 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara) is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.18 seconds, achieved in July 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.

Career

He finished eighth in the 60 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. However, in Beijing he qualified for the second round after finishing fourth in his heat behind Usain Bolt, Daniel Bailey and Vicente de Lima. His time of 10.28 was the second fastest losing time after the 10.25 of Nobuharu Asahara, advancing them to the second round. In that second round he only came to 10.33 seconds, which was the fifth time of the heat, causing elimination.

Personal best

• 100 m: 10.18 s – Rio de Janeiro, 23 July 2007
• 200 m: 20.91 s – Cali, 5 July 2008

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	100 m	10.35 s (wind: -0.8 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.08 s
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	100 m	10.20 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.40 s
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th	60 m	6.84 s
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	12th (sf)	100 m	10.42 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	100 m	10.30 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.23 s
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	100 m	10.31 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.46 s
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	28th (qf)	100 m	10.40 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	22nd (sf)	60 m	6.77 s
	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	5th	100 m	10.70 s (wind: -2.3 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	100 m	10.34 s A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			14th (sf)	200 m	21.28 s A (wind: +1.1 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	30th (qf)	100 m	10.33 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2009	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	2nd (h)	100 m	10.79 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)

External links

• Henry Vizcaíno at World Athletics
• Cuba in Beijing
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Vizcaíno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06.
• Tilastopaja biography