Manuel Planchart

Manuel Planchart

Personal information
Nationality	Venezuelan
Born	(1942-10-04) 4 October 1942 (age 83) Zaraza, Venezuela
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Manuel Planchart (born 4 October 1942) is a Venezuelan sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Planchart competed in the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, and he won seven medals at the 1964 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, 1965 South American Championships in Athletics, and in athletics at the 1965 Bolivarian Games. ^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Venezuela
1964	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	100 m	10.6
			3rd	200 m	21.8
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.2
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.7
			4th	200 m	22.0
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.3
	Bolivarian Games	Quito, Ecuador	2nd	100 m	10.7
			2nd	200 m	21.2
			2nd	400 m	47.7
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	41.6
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	4th (sf)	100 m	10.5 1
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	57th (h)	100 m	10.80
1973	Bolivarian Games	Panama City, Panama	9th	200 m	21.9

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.2h (1965)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manuel Planchart Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
2. "Venezuela en los XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe by Carlos Eduardo Pérez - Issuu". issuu.com. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

External links

• Manuel Planchart at World Athletics
• Manuel Planchart at Olympics.com
• Manuel Planchart at Olympedia