Ileana Hocking

Ileana Hocking

Personal information
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Born	(1959-03-15) 15 March 1959 (age 66)
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting Middle distance running
Event(s)	400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres

Leana Hocking (born 15 March 1959) is a Puerto Rican sprinter and middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Hocking finished seventh in the 1500 metres at the 1975 Pan American Games and sixth in the 1500 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games. ^{[1] [2]}

Hocking competed in the AIAW for the North Texas Mean Green track and field team, finishing 8th in the 1500 m at the 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Puerto Rico
1974	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	800 m	2:14.04
			1st	1500 m	4:45.61
1975	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	7th	1500 m	4:51.47
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	36th (h)	400 m	57.85
			32nd (h)	800 m	2:08.46
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Xalapa, Mexico	3rd	400 m	57.63
			1st	800 m	2:13.38
			1st	1500 m	4:51.0
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	49.72
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:57.38
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	5th	800 m	2:09.65
			2nd	1500 m	4:35.88
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:46.58
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	12th (h)	800 m	2:16.8
			6th	1500 m	4:27.3
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.4

Personal bests

• 400 metres – 55.95 (1974)
• 800 metres – 2:06.37 (1980).

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ileana Hocking Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
2. "Leana Hocking". North Texas Mean Green.
3. Ileana Hocking at Olympedia
4. "AIAW CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Women's Track & Field World. p. 8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.