José Acevedo (athlete)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Eduardo Acevedo Herrera | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 30, 1986 Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| University team | Kentucky Wildcats | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 14 May 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
José Eduardo Acevedo Herrera (born March 30, 1986) is a Venezuelan athlete.
Career
He competed in the 200 meters at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He finished fifth in his heat with a time of 21.06 seconds, failing to reach the second round. [1]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 m: 10.45 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) –
Tempe, Arizona, 21 March 2009 - 200 m: 20.58 s NR (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 30 May 2008
- 400 m: 46.07 s – Gainesville, Florida, 17 May 2009
Indoor
- 60 m: 6.76 s NR – Lexington, Kentucky, 7 February 2009
- 200 m: 20.99 s NR – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 14 March 2008
- 400 m: 47.08 s NR – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2 March 2008
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Venezuela | |||||
| 2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th (h) | 200 m | 22.13 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) |
| 4th (sf) | 400 m | 48.76 s | |||
| 8th | Medley Relay 1000m (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m) | 1:55.38 min | |||
| South American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina, Argentina | 7th | 200 m | 22.31 s (wind: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:09.91 min | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina, Argentina | 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:14.06 min | |
| 2002 | South American Junior Championships / South American Games |
Belém, Brazil | – | 4x100 m relay | DQ |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:11.20 min | |||
| South American Youth Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 3rd | 200 m | 21.66 s w (wind: +3.4 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 400 m | 48.22 s | |||
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | – | 400 m | DQ |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd (h) | 400 m | 48.31 s | |
| 2004 | South American Under-23 Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd (h) | 200 m | 20.96 s w (wind: -0.6 m/s) |
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 6th (sf) | 200 m | 21.66 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 7th (h) | 400 m | 48.95 s | |||
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 3rd | 200 m | 21.27 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:10.21 min | |||
| South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | 200 m | 20.93 s w (wind: +4.9 m/s) | |
| 4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:09.02 min | |||
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 5th (sf) | 200 m | 21.12 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:05.82 min | |||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 200 m | 20.79 s A |
| 4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:06.10 min A | |||
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th (h) | 200 m | 21.06 s | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th (h) | 200 m | 21.03 s (wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| 6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:04.93 min | |||
| ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 400 m | 46.76 s | |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:04.83 min | |||
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 17th (sf) | 200 m | 20.85 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:00.82 min | |||
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:11.11 min |
| Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | 200 m | 20.76 s (wind: -0.9 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4x100 m relay | 39.01 s NR | |||
References
- ↑ Jose Acevedo, Kentucky Wildcats, retrieved May 13, 2013