Leonardo Price

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Leonardo Price
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Nelson Price
NationalityFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Born (1979-02-21) 21 February 1979 (age 46)
Trelew, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Middle distance running
ClubEMA Trelew (ARG)
Coached byLeonardo Michael Malgor
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 1:46.90 (2008)
1500 m: 3:44.11 (2007)

Leonardo Nelson Price (born February 21, 1979, in Trelew) is an Argentine middle distance runner. [1] He is a three-time national champion for the 800 metres, and two-time for the 1500 metres.

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Price represented Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 800 metres. He ran in the second heat against six other competitors, including Sudan's Abubaker Kaki, who was a heavy favorite and a possible top medal contender in this event. He finished the race in sixth place by three fourths of a second (0.75) behind Slovakia's Jozef Repcìk, with a time of 1:49.39. Price, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fifty-first overall and was ranked farther below two mandatory slots for the next round. [2]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 5th800 m 1:49.64
7th1500 m 3:51.72
2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 9th (h)800 m 1:50.81
5th1500 m 3:48.68
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 7th800 m 1:54.99
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique, Chile 4th800 m 1:48.38
11th1500 m 3:48.91
Olympic Games Beijing, China 51st (h)800 m 1:49.39
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th800 m 1:50.75
1500 m DNF

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonardo Price". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 800m Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.