José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon

José Reynaldo Bencosme De León

Bencosme (right) on the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships podium.
Personal information
Full name José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon [1]
Nickname(s) Negi
Nationality Italian
Born (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992
Concepción de La Vega, Dominican Republic
Residence Borgo San Dalmazzo, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres hurdles
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Atletica Cuneo
Coached by Luigi Catalfamo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 200 m: 21.31 (2010)
  • 400 m: 47.89 (2010)
  • 400 m hs: 49.33 (2012)

José Reynaldo Bencosme de Leon (16 May 1992) is an Italian 400m hurdler.

Biography

Born in Concepción de La Vega, he arrived in Italy from the Dominican Republic with his mother, obtaining Italian citizenship in January 2009.[2]

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2009 World Youth Championships Italy Brixen 3rd 400 m hs 51.74
EYOF Finland Tampere 2nd 400 m hs 52.27
Gymnasiade Qatar Doha 1st 400 m hs 51.76
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 12th (sf) 400m hurdles 52.15
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.32
2011 European Junior Championships Estonia Tallinn 3rd 400 m hs 50.30
2012 European Championships Finland Helsinki Semi-Finals 400 m hs DSQ [3]
Olympic Games United Kingdom London Semi-Finals 400 metres hurdles 50.07 [4]

National championships

See also

References

  1. "Bencosme De Leon". fidal.it. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. "LA SQUADRA ITALIANA – CAMPIONATI MONDIALI JUNIORES 2010 - José Bencosme" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  3. He had run a best time, 50.05 in heats.
  4. He ran in a better crono (50.35) in heat.
  5. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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