Domingo Cordero

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cordero and the second or maternal family name is Clase.

Domingo Cordero Clase (born 17 October 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a retired Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] His personal best time was 49.12 seconds, achieved in July 1991 in Xalapa. This was the Puerto Rican record.

He won gold medals at the 1990 and 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games as well as the 1989 and 1991 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the silver medal in 1995.

He also competed at the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996 as well as the World Championships in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997 without reaching the final.

International competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
1984 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)		 San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.37
1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.61 A
Olympic Games Seoul, Korea 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.26
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st 400 m hurdles 49.61
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.86
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 5th 400m hurdles 51.25
3rd (h)[2] 4 × 100 m relay 41.33
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.19
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m hurdles 49.60
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.62
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 31st (h) 400 m hurdles 50.42
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.64
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.93
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 46th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.20
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 45th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.26
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 400 m hurdles 50.28
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada – 400 m hurdles DNF

References

  1. ↑ Domingo Cordero. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-07-19.
  2. ↑ Disqualified in the final

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