Gabriel Constantino

Gabriel Oliveira Constantino (born 9 February 1995) is a Brazilian hurdler. He is the current South American record holder in the 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.18. Constantino finished 6th in the men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[2] He advanced to the final on time, being the second fastest and final non-automatic qualifier.[3] To qualify for the championships, he equaled at national and South American record of 7.60 seconds.[4]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Constantino.
Gabriel Constantino
Personal information
Born (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EducationSalgado de Oliveira University
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Brazil
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 Napoles110 m hurdles

In 2018, in France, he broke the South American record for 110m hurdles with a time of 13.23. In July 2019, in Hungary, he hit again the South American record of 110m hurdles, with a time of 13.18.[5]

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Gabriel arrived as a favorite for gold and qualified for the final in 1st place, with a time of 13.42. However, in the final, he tripped over one of the obstacles, finishing in last place.[6]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

Personal bests

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Brazil
2012 South American Youth Championships Mendoza, Argentina 1st Long jump 7.35 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 24th (h) 200 m 21.37
14th (sf) 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.93
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 110 m hurdles 13.76
South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 200 m 21.42
1st 110 m hurdles 14.10
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.86
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 26th (qf) 100 m 10.74
8th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.941
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.80
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 6th 60 m hurdles 7.71
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 1st 110 m hurdles 13.61
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.78
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 110 m hurdles 13.54
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.91
Universiade Naples, Italy 1st 110 m hurdles 13.22
7th 4 × 100 m relay 1:23.05
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st (h) 110 m hurdles 13.422
World Championships Doha, Qatar – 110 m hurdles DQ
2020 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st 60 m hurdles 7.78
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.89
2022 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.78
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 26th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.74
World Championships Eugene, United States – 110 m hurdles DQ
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.00
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 25th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.58

1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the final

References
  1. "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. Thiago Braz só acerta um salto em Birmingham e mantém jejum em Mundiais | atletismo | Globoesporte
  3. Roger Valentín a la final en el mundial de atletismo | Revista Bohemia
  4. Gabriel Constantino e Vitória Rosa obtêm índice para Mundial Indoor de Atletismo - Esportes - Estadão
  5. Na Hungria, Gabriel Constantino bate o recorde sul-americano dos 100m com barreiras
  6. Gabriel Constantino leva tombo, fica em último e Eduardo de Deus é bronze nos 110m com barreira
  7. "Athletics CONSTANTINO Gabriel". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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