José Peña (steeplechaser)
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José Gregorio Peña Trejo (born 12 January 1987) is a Venezuelan track and field athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. His personal best for the event is 8:20.87 minutes
Biography
Born in
In Peña's first season as a senior athlete, he won the bronze medal in the steeplechase at the 2007 South American Championships in Athletics.[6] He was also the runner-up at the 2007 ALBA Games event. He focused on longer distances in 2008, coming seventh in the South American Cross Country Championships and winning the national title over 5000 metres. At the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics he came fifth in his specialist steeplechase event.[7]
His focus returned to steeplechasing in the 2009 season. He came second at the
At the
Peña served as the flag bearer for Venezuela at the opening ceremony of the 2014 South American Games.[11]
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 3:44.06 min –
Eagle Rock, 4 May 2013
- 3000 m: 7:54.42 min –
Linz, 26 August 2013
- 5000 m: 13:47.25 min –
Stanford, 29 March 2013
- 3000 m steeplechase: 8:20.87 min NR –
Berlin, 1 September 2013
International competitions
References
- ^ José Peña Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ 2002 South American Youth Championships Archived 31 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- ^ 2004 South American Youth Championships Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- ^ 2005 South American Junior Championships Archived 9 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (13 November 2006). Brazil best at South American U-23. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-02.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-02.
- ^ a b c José Gregorio Peña. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-02.
- ^ XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo 2009 Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
- ^ José Peña logró la undécima dorada Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). Últimas Noticias Venezuela (28 October 2011). Retrieved on 2011-11-02.
- ^ José Peña. nbcolympics.com
External links
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