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Venezuelan sprinter
José Meléndez
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Full name | José Daniel Meléndez Mayorga |
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Born | (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 30)
Calabozo,
Guárico,
Venezuela |
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Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
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Country |
Venezuela |
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Event |
Sprinting |
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Updated on 20 January 2015. |
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Meléndez and the second or maternal family name is
Mayorga.
José Daniel Meléndez Mayorga (born 19 May 1993 in
Calabozo
[1]
[2] or
Zaraza,
[3]
Guárico) is a
Venezuelan sprinter.
[4] He competed in the
4 × 400 m relay event at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
[5]
Personal bests
- 200 m: 20.94 (wind: +1.1 m/s) –
Barquisimeto, 25 August 2012
- 400 m: 45.82 –
Moscow, 11 August 2013
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing
Venezuela
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2012
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Barquisimeto,
Venezuela
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:01.70
|
World Junior Championships
|
Barcelona,
Spain
|
13th (sf)
|
400 m
|
46.83
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Olympic Games
|
London,
United Kingdom
|
8th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.62
[6]
|
South American Under-23 Championships
|
São Paulo,
Brazil
|
—
|
400m
|
DNF
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2013
|
South American Championships
|
Cartagena,
Colombia
|
1st
|
400 m
|
46.31
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:03.64
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World Championships
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Moscow,
Russia
|
22nd (sf)
|
400 m
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46.22
|
9th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:02.04
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2014
|
South American Games
|
Santiago,
Chile
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.17
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World Relays
|
Nassau,
Bahamas
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
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3:00.44
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South American Under-23 Championships
|
Montevideo,
Uruguay
|
1st
|
400m
|
46.07
|
6th
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
41.95
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Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Xalapa,
México
|
3rd (h)
|
400m
|
46.62 A
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:01.80 A
|
2015
|
IAAF World Relays
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
13th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.15
|
South American Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
4th
|
200 m
|
21.29
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.96
|
Pan American Games
|
Toronto, Canada
|
7th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:03.47
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World Championships
|
Beijing, China
|
14th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
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3:02.96
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2018
|
South American Games
|
Cochabamba, Bolivia
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5th
|
400 m
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46.62
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2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
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3:05.75
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Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Barranquilla, Colombia
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–
|
400 m
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DNF
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4th
|
4 × 400 m relay
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3:06.62
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References
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Guariqueño José Meléndez alcanzó oro en el máximo Viloria y clasificó para el mundial de atletismo (in Spanish), Diario la Antena, San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, May 9, 2012, archived from
the original on September 13, 2017, retrieved May 6, 2014
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^
Lo nombraron Hijo Ilustre y le entregaron la Llave de la Ciudad - Guárico: Calabozo recibió a su Atleta Olímpico José Meléndez (in Spanish), Abrebrecha, August 20, 2012, retrieved May 6, 2014
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^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill; et al.
"José Meléndez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 2020-04-18.
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^
Biografía - General - MELENDEZ Jose - Venezuela (in Spanish), archived from
the original on May 7, 2014, retrieved May 6, 2014
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^
London 2012 profile
Archived 2013-05-26 at the
Wayback Machine
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^ Did not start in the final
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