Reynaldo Espinosa

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Reynaldo Espinosa
Personal information
Birth nameReynaldo R. Espinosa
Born (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Events
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.96 (Salamanca, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago 4×100 m relay

Reynaldo R. Espinosa (born 1 February 2003) is a Cuban sprinter. In 2024, he became Cuban national champion over 100 metres. [1]

Career

He reached the final of the 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, running a time of 10.29 seconds. [2] [3]

He competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and was a silver medallist in the men’s 4x100 metres. [4] He set a personal best of 10.26 during the Alba Games in Caracas, Venezuela in 2023. [5]

He lowered this to 10.19 seconds in Havana on 11 April 2024. [6] He won the Cuban national title over 100 metres in 2024 in a time of 10.18 seconds. [7] He ran as part of the Cuban 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024. [8]

On 1 June 2024, he lowered his personal best to 9.96 seconds to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres for the first time, at the Memorial Carlos Gil Perez in Salamanca. This time met the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying standard and went under the previous Cuban national record of 9.98 seconds which was broken in the same race by compatriot Shainer Reginfo who ran 9.90 seconds. [9]

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References

  1. "Reynaldo Espinosa". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. "Cuban sprinter Espinosa for a place in the final at U20 World Athletics Championships". Cuba News. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. "krumie equals national junior record to advance to 100m final at World U-20 Championships". SportsMax. August 2, 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. "4x100m relay and Reynaldo Espinosa provide the first Las Tunas medal in Santiago de Chile 2023". Periodico26. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. Newman, Ed (26 May 2023). "Eleven Cubans to lead athletics meeting in Martinique". Radiohc. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. Newman, Ed (11 April 2024). "Reginfo and Espinosa excel in opening of Fortun Memorial". Radiohc.cu. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. "Cuban Championships". World Athletics. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. Peña Ramírez, Gabriel Manuel (1 June 2024). "Reynaldo Espinosa: historical, Olympic and Las Tunas". Periodico26.cu. Retrieved 1 June 2024.