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Héctor Cotto
Full name Héctor Cotto González Nationality Puerto Rican Born (1984-08-08 ) 8 August 1984 (age 39 ) Fajardo, Puerto Rico Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in ) Weight 86 kg (190 lb ) Sport Athletics Event 110 m hurdles Updated on 23 January 2015
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Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is Cotto and the second or maternal family name is
González .
Héctor Cotto González (born August 8, 1984) is a Puerto Rican Olympic athlete specializing in the 110 meters hurdles .[1]
Background [ edit ]
Cotto was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico . His family moved to Irondequoit, New York , where he attended East Ridge Senior High School.[2] Cary, North Carolina , he attended Green Hope High School and graduated in 2002.[2] [3]
At Green Hope High, Cotto played football , ran track and field , and earned several all-conference honors for track.[4] [3] [2] [4]
Cotto attended Fayetteville State University , but transferred to East Carolina University after one year.[2] [4] hurdles .[4] [2]
Olympics [ edit ]
After graduation from ECU, Cotto began his professional career representing Puerto Rico .[5] Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the London Olympics in 2012.[4] World Athletics Championships in 2007, 2009, and 2011.[2]
Competition record [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Puerto Rico
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau, Bahamas
8th
110 m hurdles
14.05 (w )
2007
NACAC Championships
San Salvador , El Salvador
4th
110 m hurdles
13.90
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
8th
110 m hurdles
14.09
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali , Colombia
3rd
110 m hurdles
13.55
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
27th (qf )
110 m hurdles
13.73
2009
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Havana , Cuba
4th
110 m hurdles
13.63
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
35th (h )
110 m hurdles
13.81
2010
World Indoor Championships
Doha , Qatar
19th (h )
60 m hurdles
7.87
Ibero-American Championships
San Fernando, Spain
1st
110 m hurdles
13.54 (NR )
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
3rd
110 m hurdles
13.71
4th
4 × 100 m relay
39.18
2011
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
2nd
110 m hurdles
13.54
5th
4 × 100 m relay
39.71
World Championships
Daegu , South Korea
20th (h )
110 m hurdles
13.60
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
5th
110 m hurdles
13.49
2012
Ibero-American Championships
Barquisimeto , Venezuela
2nd
110 m hurdles
13.69
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
42nd (h )
110 m hurdles
14.08
2013
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Morelia , Mexico
6th
110 m hurdles
14.25
2014
World Indoor Championships
Sopot , Poland
25th (h )
60 m hurdles
7.94
Pan American Sports Festival
Mexico City , Mexico
10th (h )
110m hurdles
14.31 A (wind: -0.2 m/s)
Personal bests [ edit ]
Cotto holds the Puerto Rican national record for 110m hurdles and the 60m hurdles.[2] [2]
Outdoors [ edit ]
100m 10.37 (+1.4 m/s) (Walnut 2010)
110m hurdles 13.49 (+1.6 m/s) (Guadalajara 2011)
Indoors [ edit ]
60m hurdles 7.71 (Flagstaff 2014)
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Cotto won the gold metal for 110m hurdles at the Ibero-American Championships in 2010, followed by the silver metal for 110m. hurdles in 2012.[3] [2]
In 2015, Green Hope High School inducted Cotto into the first class of their Sports Hall of Fame.[4] [3]
Personal life [ edit ]
As of 2015, Cotto coaches track & field at William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina .[1] [6] [7] Hurdle Rhythm Training Series, training workshops, and The Hurdle Magazine.[8] [9]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Blake, J. Mike (October 7, 2005). "Green Hope's First HOF Class Ready for Induction" . The News and Observer . Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c d e f "Post Card from Green Hope HOF Night" . The News and Observer . Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Green Hope High grad competes at Olympics — WCPSS Blog" .
^
Biography - COTTO Hector PASO , retrieved January 23, 2015
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Héctor Cotto COPUR , retrieved January 23, 2015
^ "Author: Hector Cotto" . SimpliFaster . Retrieved 2022-01-29 .
^ "The Hurdle Magazine" . The Hurdle Magazine . Retrieved 2022-01-29 .
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