Amaurys Valle

Amaurys Raúl Valle Mencia (born 18 January 1990) is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 49.22 seconds, set in 2012.

Amaurys Valle
Amaurys Valle at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAmaurys Raúl Valle Mencia
Born (1990-01-18) January 18, 1990
Sancti Spíritus
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m Hurdles
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara4×400 m relay
CAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Morelia 400 m hurdles
Ibero-American Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Barquisimeto400 m hurdles
Updated on 24 January 2015.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valle and the second or maternal family name is Mencia.

Born in Sancti Spíritus,[1] Valle emerged through the younger age category events, starting with a bronze medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics,[2] and then another bronze at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a national junior record of 49.56 seconds.[3] He competed sparingly in 2009 and 2010, but returned to the international scene a year later.

He won the 400 m hurdles at the 2011 ALBA Games and was also part of Cuba's silver medal-winning 4×400 metres relay team.[4] He was chosen to compete for Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games[5] and although he was eliminated in the hurdles, he helped the Cuban relay team reach the final, where it won the gold medal after Valle was swapped for fellow hurdler Omar Cisneros. Valle beat Cisneros at the 2012 IAAF Centenary meet in Havana, setting a personal best of 49.22 seconds to finally improve upon his time from 2008. This gained him the qualifying standard for the 2012 London Olympics and he was later selected for the Cuban Olympic team. He placed 1st in the 1st Heat but was eliminated in the Semi-Finals of the 400m Male Hurdles.[6][7] He dipped under fifty seconds again at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, where his run was enough for a silver medal behind Puerto Rico's Eric Alejandro.[8]

Personal bests
  • 400 m: 47.12 s – Cuba La Habana, 8 June 2013
  • 400 m hurdles: 49.19 s – United Kingdom London, 3 August 2012

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) 50.37 s
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.56 s
2011 ALBA Games Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st 400 m hurdles 51.38 s
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.73 min
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 5th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.29 s A
1st1 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.33 min1 A
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.69 s
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.48 s
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 3rd 400m hurdles 50.02 A
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 6th 400m hurdles 52.21 A

1: Competed only in the heat.

References
  1. Amaurys R Valle Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. London 2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-21.
  2. World Youth Championships 2007 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  3. Foster, Anthony (2008-07-11). Men's 400m Hurdles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  4. El atletismo corona a Cuba en los IV Juegos del Alba (in Spanish). KINT (2011-07-31). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  5. Biography - VALLE Amaurys Raul, PASO, archived from the original on January 28, 2015, retrieved January 23, 2015
  6. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2012-05-28). Ortega upsets Robles at IAAF Centennial Anniversary meet in Havana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
  7. Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games. IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
  8. Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-09). Rodríguez’s home Hammer Throw win tops opening day in Barquisimeto – Ibero American champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
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