Puerto Rican athlete
Wesley Vázquez
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Pierre-Ambroise_Bosse_et_Wesley_Vazquez_-_800M_Hommes_%2848614764311%29.jpg/220px-Pierre-Ambroise_Bosse_et_Wesley_Vazquez_-_800M_Hommes_%2848614764311%29.jpg) Vázquez (right) at the 2019 Meeting de Paris |
Personal information |
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Full name | Wesley Joel Vázquez Vázquez |
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Nationality | Puerto Rico |
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Born | (1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 30) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
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Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
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Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
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Sport |
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Sport | Running |
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Event | Middle distances |
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Achievements and titles |
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Personal best(s) | 600 m: 1:14.85 (Caguas 2020) 800 m: 1:43.83 (Paris 2019) 1500 m: 3:46.98 (Mayagüez 2016) |
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Updated on 30 September 2020 |
Wesley Joel Vázquez Vázquez (born 27 March 1994) is a Puerto Rican middle distance runner.
Career
He reached the finals in the 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.[1]
On July 7, 2014, Vázquez won the Meeting International de Montreuil with a time of 1:45.65.[2]
Wesley Vasquez and Donavan Brazier in the 600 metres race at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 m: 46.72 sec –
Šamorín, 11 September 2020 - 600 m: 1:14.85 min - Caguas, 1 Aug 2020
- 800 m: 1:43.83 min –
Paris, 24 August 2019 - 1500 m: 3:46.98 min –
Mayagüez, 16 April 2016
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing Puerto Rico |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 800 m | 1:55.00 |
1st | 1500 m | 4:05.70 |
2011 | World Youth Championships | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France | 7th | 800 m | 1:51.25 |
Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.83 |
2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.89 |
1st | 1500 m | 3:53.91 |
World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 800 m | 1:45.29 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.45 |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.33 |
2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 17th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.00 |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 3rd | 800 m | 1:46.05 A |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 1:46.96 |
2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 3rd | 800 m | 1:46.6 |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.63 |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 800 m | 1:44.48 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 800 m | 1:44.48 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 44th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.06 |
References
- ^ "Actuación de primera para Wesley Vázquez". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Montreuil Meeting Results - SFGate". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
External links
- Wesley Vazquez at World Athletics
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- Sports reference biography
- Tilastopaja biography
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