Henry Vizcaíno Explained

Henry Vizcaíno
Fullname:Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel
Birth Date:16 May 1980
Birth Place:Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Sport:Athletics
Updated:21 May 2013

Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel (born 16 May 1980 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara) is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] 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.[1]

Personal best

Competition record

Representing
2005ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cubabgcolor=gold1st100 m10.35 s (wind: -0.8 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay40.08 s
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas4th100 m10.20 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
4th4 × 100 m relay39.40 s
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8th60 m6.84 s
Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia12th (sf)100 m10.42 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)
2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuelabgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.30 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay39.23 s
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th100 m10.31 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m relay39.46 s
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan28th (qf)100 m10.40 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain22nd (sf)60 m6.77 s
Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile5th100 m10.70 s (wind: -2.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd100 m10.34 s A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
14th (sf)200 m21.28 s A (wind: +1.1 m/s)
Olympic GamesBeijing, China30th (qf)100 m10.33 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2009ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba2nd (h)100 m10.79 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080910213034/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/223706.shtml Athlete biography: Jenris Vizcaino