Adrian Chacón

Adrian Chacón
Personal information
Nationality Cuba
Born (1988-12-10) December 10, 1988
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)[1]
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400 m: 45.91 (2015)

Adrian Chacón (born 10 December 1988) is a Cuban track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m is 45.91 seconds, set in 2015.

Internationally, he competes mainly with the Cuban 4 × 400 metres relay team. He is a two-time participant at the IAAF World Relays and was a finalist at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics with William Collazo, Raidel Acea and Yoandys Lescay. Medals came with Collazo, Lescay and Osmaidel Pellicier at the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics and the Pan American Games.[2][3] The quartet regrouped for the 2016 Olympic Games and placed sixth in the final with a time of 2:59.53 minutes.

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics profile.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.61
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (B-final) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.73
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.84
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.22
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.05
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.53

References

  1. 1 2 Adrian Chacon. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 2015 Pan American Games. Toronto2015. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  3. 2015 NACAC Championships Results. TiempodeLlegada. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  4. Adrian Chacon. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.

External links

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