Henry Vizcaíno
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel |
| Born |
May 16, 1980 Santa Clara, Villa Clara |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Updated on 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][2] 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
- 100 m: 10.18 s –
Rio de Janeiro, 23 July 2007 - 200 m: 20.91 s –
Cali, 5 July 2008
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 1st | 100 m | 10.35 s (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.08 s | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 100 m | 10.20 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.40 s | |||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 8th | 60 m | 6.84 s |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 12th (sf) | 100 m | 10.42 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) | |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | 100 m | 10.30 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.23 s | |||
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 100 m | 10.31 s (wind: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 s | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 28th (qf) | 100 m | 10.40 s (wind: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 22nd (sf) | 60 m | 6.77 s |
| Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 5th | 100 m | 10.70 s (wind: -2.3 m/s) | |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 100 m | 10.34 s A (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 14th (sf) | 200 m | 21.28 s A (wind: +1.1 m/s) | |||
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 30th (qf) | 100 m | 10.33 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 2nd (h) | 100 m | 10.79 s (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
References
- 1 2 Athlete biography: Jenris Vizcaino, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008
- ↑ XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, retrieved June 24, 2013