Denzel Comenentia

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Denzel Comenentia
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Denzel Comenentia in 2017
Personal information
Born (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 28)
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.

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

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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