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José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon
Bencosme (right) on the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships podium.
Personal information
Full nameJosé Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon [1]
NicknameNegi
NationalityItalian
Born (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 32)
Concepción de La Vega, Dominican Republic
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
Club
Coached byLuigi Catalfamo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 200 m: 21.31 (2010)
  • 400 m: 47.89 (2010)
  • 400 m hs: 49.22 (2017)
Medal record
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Brixen 400 m hs
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tallinn 400 m hs

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 (Italy Fossano, 9 May 2010)
  • 400 metres: 47.89 (Italy Mondovì, 2 June 2010)
  • 400 metres hurdles: 49.22 (Italy Orvieto, 21 July 2017)

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2009 World Youth Championships Italy Brixen 3rd 400 m hs 51.74
EYOF Finland Tampere 2nd 400 m hs 52.27
Gymnasiade Qatar Doha 1st 400 m hs 51.76
2010 World Junior Championships Canada Moncton 12th (sf) 400m hurdles 52.15
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.32
2011 European Junior Championships Estonia Tallinn 3rd 400 m hs 50.30
2012 European Championships Finland Helsinki Semi-Finals 400 m hs DSQ [4]
Olympic Games United Kingdom London Semi-Finals 400 metres hurdles 50.07 [5]
2017 World Championships United Kingdom London 16th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.29

National titles

He won four national championships.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bencosme De Leon". fidal.it. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle - Schede atleti Atletica" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "LA SQUADRA ITALIANA – CAMPIONATI MONDIALI JUNIORES 2010 - José Bencosme" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 19 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ He had run a best time, 50.05 in heats.
  5. ^ He ran in a better crono (50.35) in heat.
  6. ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.

External links

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