| José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon | |
| Nickname: | Negi |
| Fullname: | José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon [1] |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 400 metres hurdles |
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| Coach: | Luigi Catalfamo |
| Birth Date: | 1992 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Concepción de La Vega, Dominican Republic |
| Residence: | Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
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| Country: |  Italy |
José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon (16 May 1992) is an Italian 400m hurdler of Dominican descent, a semifinalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Of Dominican and later acquired Italian citizenship, born in Concepción de La Vega, he arrived in Italy from the Dominican Republic with his mother, obtaining Italian citizenship in January 2009.[3]
Fossano, 9 May 2010) Mondovì, 2 June 2010)| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes | |
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| 2009 | World Youth Championships | 3rd | 400 m hs | 51.74 | |||
| EYOF | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hs | 52.27 | |||
| Gymnasiade | bgcolor=gold | 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 | 3rd | 400 m hs | 50.30 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | European Championships |  Helsinki | Semi-Finals | 400 m hs | [4] | ||
| Olympic Games | Semi-Finals | 400 metres hurdles | 50.07 | [5] | |||
| 2017 | World Championships |  London | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.29 | ||
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 48.91 |
He won four national championships.[6]
