Bruno Rojas

Bruno Rojas

Rojas before the start of heat 1 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Full name	Artur Bruno Rojas da Silva
Born	(1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Bolivia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprinting
Updated on 20 January 2015.

Artur Bruno Rojas da Silva (born 27 May 1993) is a Bolivian sprinter. He was born in Cochabamba. He competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he had the honor of winning the first 100 metre heat.^[1]

Biography

Bruno Rojas left a good impression on the London Olympics 2012 • The Cochabamban ranked first in his series of preliminary, unable to do the same in first round

Bruno Rojas (photo: APG) The first performance of the Bolivian sprinter Bruno Rojas (19) in the Olympic Games was a note of acceptance on Saturday in the track at the Olympic stadium in London, where he was first in the preliminary test of the 100 meters and lowered his time competencies to sea level.

Rojas put forward the name of Bolivia with victory in the pretest covering the distance of 100 meters with a time of 10 seconds, 62/10 that allowed him to qualify for the first round. The Cochabamba athlete dominated from start to finish and crossed the line could not hide his joy and was the focus of the cameras. He took the second six-tenths to seven the second.

Among the 29 sprinters who participated in the preliminary-including those of the other series- the time recorded by Rojas was the fifth fastest. Two hours later he had to compete against athletes who came along with marks ten seconds.

The Bolivian sprinter fell in the first round, could not against the experience of his rivals and finished in eighth place with a time of 10 "65 being out of competition because in their series ranked only the top five. Winner was Ryan Bailey of the United States, with 09 "88 and second was Ben Youssef Meite, Ivory Coast, 10" 06.

While among the 54 athletes who ran in the first round Rojas was ranked 48 with 10 "65, despite the defeat was satisfaction Rojas and his coach Daniel Valenzuela.

In a tournament held in the National Stadium Patria, Sucre, Rojas reached a mark of 10 '36 in Sucre that allowed him to enter the Bolivian delegation to the Olympics but in terms of performance at sea level this participation is highlighted in London since last month in the Junior World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, stopped the clock with 10 "80 and now his best time happens to be 10" 62.

The Bolivian representative took an important step in his career, the next major goal is to get in good physical condition and better times for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, an event for which the expected valluno give a pleasant surprise to Bolivia.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
100 m	10.36 s (wind: 0.0m/s)	Sucre	19 May 2012
200 m	20.85 s (wind: 0.0m/s)	Cochabamba	19 May 2013

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Bolivia
2009	World Youth Championship	Bressanone, Italy	55th (h)	200 m	23.01 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	15th (B)	100 m	10.90 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	12th (h)	100m	10.78 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			10th (h)	200m	21.55 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	39th (h)	100 m	10.80 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
			51st (h)	200 m	21.92 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	49th (h)	100m	10.65 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
	South American U23 Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	7th	100m	10.76 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			7th	200m	21.81 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	6th (h)	100m	10.96 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			6th (h)	200m	21.87 (wind: -1.4 m/s)
			5th	4x100m relay	41.51
2014	South American U23 Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	7th	100m	10.96 (wind: +0.3m/s)
			5th	200m	21.56 (wind: +1.4m/s)

References

External links

• Bruno Rojas profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography