José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon
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Full name | José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon [1] | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Negi | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Concepción de La Vega, Dominican Republic | 16 May 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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Coached by | Luigi Catalfamo | ||||||||||||||
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José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon (16 May 1992) is a born-Dominican Italian 400m hurdler semifinalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Born in Concepción de La Vega, he arrived in Italy from the Dominican Republic with his mother, obtaining Italian citizenship in January 2009.[3]
Personal bests
- 200 metres: 21.31 ( Fossano, 9 May 2010)
- 400 metres: 47.89 ( Mondovì, 2 June 2010)
- 400 metres hurdles: 49.22 ( Orvieto, 21 July 2017)
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen | 3rd | 400 m hs | 51.74 | |
EYOF | Tampere | 2nd | 400 m hs | 52.27 | ||
Gymnasiade | Doha | 1st | 400 m hs | 51.76 | ||
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton | 12th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 52.15 | |
14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.32 | ||||
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn | 3rd | 400 m hs | 50.30 | |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki | Semi-Finals | 400 m hs | DSQ | [4] |
Olympic Games | London | Semi-Finals | 400 metres hurdles | 50.07 | [5] | |
2017 | World Championships | London | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.29 |
National titles
He won four national championships.[6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 400 metres hurdles: 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018
See also
References
- ^ "Bencosme De Leon". fidal.it. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "LA SQUADRA ITALIANA – CAMPIONATI MONDIALI JUNIORES 2010 - José Bencosme" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 19 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ He had run a best time, 50.05 in heats.
- ^ He ran in a better crono (50.35) in heat.
- ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
External links
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Italian male hurdlers
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- People from La Vega Province
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle