Sebastián Keitel

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Sebastián Keitel
Medal record
Men's
Athletics
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 200 m
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Valencia 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Valencia 400 m

Sebastián Keitel Bianchi (born February 14, 1973, in

Santiago) is a Chilean ex-sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres
. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuña.

Biography

Sebastian Keitel in 2018

Sebastián Keitel comes from an athletics family, his father Alberto Keitel, was a sprinter in the 1960s, his grandmother, María Cristina Böcke was the South American discus throw champion in 1939.[1]

He has been successful at the regional level, and won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. He currently holds the national records of Chile in the 100 metres (10.10) and the 200 metres (20.15). At his prime, he was regarded as the fastest Caucasian man in the world in the 200 metres.[2]

Political career

After his retirement, Keitel announced that he would run as a candidate for the

Political Evolution.[3]

Personal life

He was married to a former Chilean sprinter, Lisette Rondón. Their son, Sebastián Keitel Rondón, is also a promising athlete.[4] Elisa Keitel Rondón, Olimpia Keitel Ossa and Ema Keitel Ossa.

Keitel is a practicing

Roman Catholic, has German, Italian, Swedish and Danish
ancestry.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chile
1991 South American Junior Championships
Asunción, Paraguay
4th 200 m 22.6
2nd 400 m 48.8
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.4
South American Championships
Manaus, Brazil
6th 400 m 48.37
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.41
1992 South American Junior Championships
Lima, Peru
1st 200 m 21.5
2nd 400 m 48.4
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 12th (sf) 200 m 21.44
1993 South American Championships
Lima, Peru
5th 100 m 10.95
5th 200 m 21.4
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.20
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.5
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 200 m 20.43
1st 400 m 46.72
4 × 100 m relay DNF
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.27
South American Games
Valencia, Venezuela
1st 200 m 20.1
2nd 400 m 46.01
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.67
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.92
1995 World Indoor Championships
Barcelona, Spain
3rd 200 m 20.98
Pan American Games
Mar del Plata, Argentina
3rd 200 m 20.55
Universiade
Fukuoka, Japan
8th 200 m 21.14
1996 Ibero-American Championships
Medellín, Colombia
1st 100 m 10.13
1st 200 m 20.53
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
47th (h) 200 m 20.96
1997 World Indoor Championships
Paris, France
10th (sf) 200 m 21.17
South American Championships
Mar del Plata, Argentina
1st 100 m 10.30
2nd 200 m 21.13
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.08
World Championships
Athens, Greece
23rd (qf) 200 m 20.96
Universiade
Catania, Italy
6th 200 m 20.89
1998 Ibero-American Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
1st 100 m 10.10
1st 200 m 20.16
1999 South American Championships
Bogotá, Colombia
2nd 100 m 10.13
Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
3rd 200 m 20.82
World Championships
Seville, Spain
38th (h) 200 m 20.90
2000 Ibero-American Championships
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3rd 100 m 10.42
3rd 200 m 20.77
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.90
2002 Ibero-American Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
7th 100 m 10.43
2005 South American Championships
Cali, Colombia
9th (h) 200 m 21.50
2007 South American Championships
São Paulo, Brazil
10th (h) 200 m 21.70
7th 4 × 100 m relay 40.82

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ 1998 World Cup athletes bios Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sebastián Keitel regresará a las pistas con la meta de clasificar a Pekín 2008, Radio Cooperativa, January 29, 2008
  3. ^ "¡Quiere llegar a la meta! La nueva aventura de Sebastián Keitel en la política". 13 July 2017.
  4. ^ El atletismo se lleva en la sangre (Spanish)
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Chile
Atlanta 1996
Succeeded by