Puerto Rican hurdler
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Cordero and the second or maternal family name is
Clase .
Domingo Cordero Clase (born 17 October 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ) is a retired Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles .[1] His personal best time was 49.12 seconds, achieved in July 1991 in Xalapa . This was the Puerto Rican record .
He won gold medals at the 1990 and 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games as well as the 1989 and 1991 Central American and Caribbean Championships . He won the bronze medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the silver medal in 1995 .
He also competed at the Olympic Games in 1988 , 1992 and 1996 as well as the World Championships in 1991 , 1993 , 1995 and 1997 without reaching the final.
International competition record [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Puerto Rico 1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Juan , Puerto Rico 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.37 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dominican Republic 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.50 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.65 1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 19th (h) 400 m 48.18 25th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.70 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 11th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.95 1988 Ibero-American Championships Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.61 A Olympic Games Seoul , South Korea 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.26 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st 400 m hurdles 49.61 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.81 1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 6th 400 m hurdles 50.80 World Championships Tokyo , Japan 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.86 1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville , Spain 5th 400m hurdles 51.25 3rd (h)[2] 4 × 100 m relay 41.33 Olympic Games Barcelona , Spain 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.19 1993 World Championships Stuttgart , Germany 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.62 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m hurdles 49.60 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.01 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.05 1995 World Championships Gothenburg , Sweden 31st (h) 400 m hurdles 50.42 1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.64 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.93 Olympic Games Atlanta , United States 46th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.20 1997 World Championships Athens , Greece 45th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.26 1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 400 m hurdles 50.28 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 6th 400 m hurdles 50.62 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.68 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada – 400 m hurdles DNF
References [ edit ] ^ Domingo Cordero . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-07-19. ^ Disqualified in the final External links [ edit ]