Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia (born 10 March 1974 in Havana)[1] is a retired Cuban-Romanian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Charlie, Alex |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | March 10, 1974 Havana, Cuba |
| Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | ||
| Representing | ||
| Jeux de la Francophonie | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1997 Antananarivo | 400 m hurdles |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | ||
Representing  | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | ||
| 1990 Havana | 400 m hurdles |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
| 1993 Winnipeg | 400 m hurdles |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1991 Kingston | 4×400 m relay |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
| 1993 Winnipeg | 4×400 m relay |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1990 Havana | 4×400 m relay |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
| 1991 Kingston | 400 m hurdles |
Biography
He was born from a Cuban mother who worked for Embassy of Cuba in Bucharest and a Romanian geotechnical engineer father.
His personal best time of 49.22 seconds, achieved when he won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, is also a Romanian record.
Argudin-Zaharia retired in 1998 because of injury citing Achilles tendon rupture, and now works as a fitness instructor.
He was the fitness coach of the kickboxing stars Benjamin Adegbuyi and Bogdan and Andrei Stoica for some years until 2015.
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