Welington Zaza

Welington Zaza
Personal information
Nationality Liberian
Born (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 110 metres hurdles (99cm): 13.38 seconds[1]
110 metres hurdles (full height): 13.75 seconds[1]
400 metres hurdles: 52.55 seconds[1]

Welington Zaza (born 20 January 1995) is a Liberian hurdler who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 metres hurdles. Zaza is the African junior record holder in the 110 metres hurdles.[lower-alpha 1][3] He broke that record at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He has also competed at a World Championships.

Competition

Zaza's debut at an international athletics competition was at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[4] Zaza competed in both the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 metres hurdles.[4][5] For the heat round of the 110 metres hurdles, Zaza was drawn in heat two, a heat containing seven other athletes alongside Zaza.[4] In his heat, Zaza ran a time of 13.66 seconds, a season's best for him, to finish third in his heat.[4] He finished 0.07 seconds behind the heat winner, American Theophile Viltz, and 0.02 seconds behind the heat runner-up, Patrick Elger of Germany.[4] Overall, Zaza was the equal ninth quickest athlete (equal with Hungarian Valdó Szücs) in the heat round.[6] As the top three athletes from each heat qualified for the semi-finals, Zaza progressed.[6] In the semi-final, Zaza ran a Liberian junior record time of 13.53 seconds to finish second in the race.[7] Zaza was 0.08 seconds behind the race winner, Jamaican Tyler Mason.[7] Overall, Zaza's time was the fifth quickest in the semi-final round.[8] As the top two finishers from each semi-final qualified for the final, Zaza progressed.[8] In the final, Zaza ran a time of 13.38 seconds.[9] The time was a new African junior record in the 110 metres hurdles.[3][9] Zaza finished fourth, 0.39 seconds behind the winner, Wilhem Belocian of France.[9] In the 400 metres hurdles, Zaza did not progress past the heats after his time of 55.38 seconds was not quick enough to progress.[5]

At the 2015 World Championships, Zaza was the only competitor from Liberia.[10] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles.[11] He finished last in his heat (of athletes that finished) in a time of 14.56 seconds.[11] Zaza was the second slowest athlete overall in the heat round.[12] Zaza did not progress to the semi-finals.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ The hurdle height for the 110 metres hurdles for junior athletes is 99 cm compared to a hurdle height of 107 cm for senior athletes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Welington Zaza". All Athletics. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Track & Field Coaching Essentials. Human Kinetics. 2014. ISBN 9781450489324.
  3. 1 2 "African Juniors records Men" (in French). Confederation of African Athletics. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "110m Hurdles (99.0cm) Men – Heats – Results". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "400 Metres Hurdles Men". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "110m Hurdles (99.0cm) Men – Heats – Summary". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 "110m Hurdles (99.0cm) Men – Semi-Final – Results". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 "110m Hurdles (99.0cm) Men – Semi-Final – Summary". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "110m Hurdles (99.0cm) Men". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liberia". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 "110 Metres Hurdles Men – Heats – Results". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. 1 2 "110 Metres Hurdles – Heats – Summary". IAAF. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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