Henry Vizcaíno

Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel (born 16 May 1980 in Santa Clara, Villa Clara) is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1][2] His personal best time over 100 m is 10.18 seconds, achieved in July 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.

Henry Vizcaíno
Personal information
Full nameHenry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel
Born (1980-05-16) May 16, 1980
Santa Clara, Villa Clara
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
Updated on 21 May 2013.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vizcaíno and the second or maternal family name is Monteliel.

Career

He finished eighth in the 60 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. However, in Beijing he qualified for the second round after finishing fourth in his heat behind Usain Bolt, Daniel Bailey and Vicente de Lima. His time of 10.28 was the second fastest losing time after the 10.25 of Nobuharu Asahara, advancing them to the second round. In that second round he only came to 10.33 seconds, which was the fifth time of the heat, causing elimination.[1]

Personal best

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
2005 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 1st 100 m 10.35 s (wind: -0.8 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.08 s
Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 4th 100 m 10.20 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.40 s
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 60 m 6.84 s
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 12th (sf) 100 m 10.42 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)
2007 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 2nd 100 m 10.30 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.23 s
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 100 m 10.31 s (wind: +1.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.46 s
World Championships Osaka, Japan 28th (qf) 100 m 10.40 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 22nd (sf) 60 m 6.77 s
Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 5th 100 m 10.70 s (wind: -2.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd 100 m 10.34 s A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
14th (sf) 200 m 21.28 s A (wind: +1.1 m/s)
Olympic Games Beijing, China 30th (qf) 100 m 10.33 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2009 ALBA Games La Habana, Cuba 2nd (h) 100 m 10.79 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)

References
  1. Athlete biography: Jenris Vizcaino, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008
  2. XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2016, retrieved June 24, 2013


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