Jhoanis Portilla Explained

Jhoanis Portilla
Birth Date:	24 July 1990
Height:	1.82 m^[1]
Weight:	76 kg
Country:	Cuba
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	110 metres hurdles

Jhoanis Carlos Portilla (born 24 July 1990) is a Cuban hurdler.^[2] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals. His personal bests are 13.30 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.8 m/s, Toronto 2015) and 7.74 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Sopot 2014).

Competition record

Representing
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	–	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	DNF
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	16th (sf)	60 m hurdles	8.03
	Pan American Sports Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	5th	110 m hurdles	13.72
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	bgcolor=silver	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.53
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	5th	110 m hurdles	13.30
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	bgcolor=silver	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.30
	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.43^[3]
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	18th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.77
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	26th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.81^[4]

Notes and References

http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10158218-portilla-jhoanis.htm 2015 PanAm Games profile
Web site: Jhoanis Portilla . IAAF . 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015.
Did not finish in the semifinals
Note: Because Portilla's heat and one other took place in heavy rain unlike later heats, there was a re-run for athletes who failed to qualify by right. Portilla was disqaulified in that repechage.