Eric Alejandro

Eric Alejandro

Personal information
Full name	Eric Javier Alejandro
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	(1986-04-15) April 15, 1986 (age 39) [1] Burlington, New Jersey, U.S. [1]
Alma mater	Eastern Michigan University
Weight	183 lb (83 kg) [1]
Sport
Country	Puerto Rico [1]
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 meters hurdles [1]
University team	Eastern Michigan Eagles [2]
Coached by	Brad Fairchild
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m hurdles: 49.15 (2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz 400 m hurdles
Updated on 14 August 2016

Eric Javier Alejandro (born April 15, 1986) is an athlete representing Puerto Rico and competing mostly in the 400 meters hurdles. He was born in Burlington, New Jersey, United States. ^{[3] [4]} An alumnus of Eastern Michigan University, ^{[2] [5]} he represented Puerto Rico in the men's 400 meters hurdles in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 m: 47.75 s – Tampa, Florida, 14 March 2014
• 110 m hurdles: 14.13 s(wind: 0.0 m/s) – Oxford, Ohio, 12 May 2007
• 400 m hurdles: 49.07 s – São Paulo, 2 August 2014

Indoor

• 60 m: 6.99 s – Ypsilanti, Michigan, 12 January 2008
• 200 m: 22.21 s – Ann Arbor, Michigan, 17 February 2007
• 400 m: 47.56 s – Allendale, Michigan, 21 February 2014
• 60 m hurdles: 7.41 s – Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1 March 2008

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Puerto Rico
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.76
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	10th (h)	400 m hurdles	51.28
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	400 m hurdles	49.36
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.15
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	5th	400 m hurdles	50.62
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.15
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	17th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.44
2014	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.07
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	2nd	400m hurdles	50.05 A
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.32
	World Championships	Beijing, China	32nd (h)	400 m hurdles	49.94
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	400 m hurdles	49.94
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.95

References

General

• Eric Alejandro at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Alejandro". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Specific

1. Eric Alejandro, 2012 Summer Olympics, archived from the original on 2013-05-02, retrieved 2012-08-03
2. Zaroo, Philip (2012-08-03), "2012 London Olympics: Ex-Eastern Michigan runner advances to men's 400m hurdle semifinals", Mlive.com , Booth Newspapers , retrieved 2012-08-03
3. Biography – ALEJANDRO Erick, PASO, archived from the original on January 4, 2012, retrieved December 21, 2014
4. Biografía – General – ALEJANDRO Eric Javier, ODECABE, archived from the original on 2014-12-21, retrieved December 21, 2014
5. Eric Alejandro – 2006 Men's Track, Eastern Michigan Eagles , retrieved December 21, 2014

External links

• Tilastopaja biography
• Eric Alejandro at Olympedia
• Eric Alejandro at Olympics.com
• Eric Alejandro at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)