Omar Cisneros
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Omar Cisneros Bonora (born 19 November 1989) is a
Cisneros represented Cuba at the
Early life
Born in Nuevitas, Camagüey,[citation needed] Cisneros is one of three children. His mother is a chemical engineer and his father, Omar Cisneros snr, was also a 400 m runner.[1] His father encouraged him to take up athletics, but Cisneros originally wanted to play baseball.[1] He took part in the 2004 National School Games and then the 2005 National Junior Championships. In 2006 he won his first medal at the National Junior Championships in the 400 m hurdles. At the end of that year, he joined the National Junior team under coach Ricardo Molina who still coached him in 2012.
Career
Cisneros made his first international appearances in 2007. He began his career competing both the hurdles and the
He decided to focus solely on the 400 m flat in 2008 and dipped under 46 seconds (45.98) to take the
A personal best of 45.76 seconds for the 400 m opened Cisneros' 2009 season, but it was at this point that he began to focus more on the 400 m hurdling event. He ran a personal best of 49.49 seconds to win the gold at the 2009 ALBA Games and also helped defend Cuba's relay title. At the Barrientos Memorial he improved his best by almost half a second, running a time of 48.87 seconds to become the second Cuban under 49 seconds after Yacnier Luis.[6] He was a little short of this form at July's 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he finished in fourth place, but he did win a consecutive relay gold medal for Cuba at the competition.[2] He made his individual global debut at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and came fifth in his 400 m hurdles semi-final, clocking a time of 49.21 seconds.[7]
With no major competitions scheduled for 2010, he made his debut on the
At the 2012 Olympics, he competed in both the 400 m hurdles and the 4 × 400 m relay team.[5]
He finished 4th in the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 World Championships.[7]
Personal bests
- 200 m: 21.36 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) – La Habana, 9 February 2007
- 400 m: 45.47 s – Padova, 2 September 2012
- 400 m hurdles: 47.93 s NR – Moscow, 13 August 2013
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.57 s |
Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 46.62 s | |
2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.22 min |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 400 m | 45.98 s A | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.10 min A | |||
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 10th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.24 min
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2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba
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1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.49 s |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.17 min | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba
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4th | 400 m hurdles | 49.99 s | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.26 min | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.21 s | |
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.19 s |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.86 min | |||
2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 47.99 s A GR NR |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.43 min SB
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World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.10 s | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.23 s SB |
3rd (h)1 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.55 | |||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 400m hurdles | 48.12 |
2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 1st | 400m hurdles | 49.56 A |
1: Did not finish in the final.
References
- ^ a b Clavelo, Javier (31 July 2012). "IAAF 'Focus on Athletes' Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ a b c Omar Cisneros. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- ^ a b Omar Cisneros. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- ^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2009-06-04). Savigne, Copello and Lopez shine at Barrientos Memorial. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-31.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
External links
- Omar Cisneros at World Athletics
- Omar Cisneros at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)