Denzel Comenentia

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Denzel Comenentia
Denzel Comenentia - Arena Games 2017.jpg
Denzel Comenentia in 2017
Personal information
Born (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 29)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Education University of Georgia [1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hammer throw, shot put
College team Georgia Bulldogs

Denzel Comenentia (born 25 November 1995) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the hammer throw and shot put. [2] He won silver medals in the latter at the 2014 World Junior Championships and 2017 European U23 Championships.

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His personal best in the hammer is 79.09 metres set in Los Angeles in 2024. This is the current national record. [3] His personal best in the shot put is 20.88 metres set in Knoxville in 2018.

Comenentia is blind in his right eye following an accident in a gym in 2015. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 16th (q)Discus throw (6 kg)53.22 m
–Hammer throw (6 kg)NM
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 2ndShot put (6 kg) 20.17 m
11thHammer throw (6 kg) 68.65 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 23rd (q)Shot put 17.04 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2ndShot put 19.86 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd (q)Hammer throw 70.70 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 23rd (q)Shot put 20.03 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States –Hammer throw NM
European Championships Munich, Germany 23rd (q)Hammer throw 68.89 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 29th (q)Hammer throw 70.16 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 16th (q)Hammer throw 73.45 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 14th (q)Hammer throw 74.31 m
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12thHammer throw 74.86 m

References

  1. ↑ "College bio" . Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Denzel Comenentia at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, BENJAMIN TOP PERFORMERS AT USATF LA GRAND PRIX, usatf.org
  4. ↑ Volkskrant article


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