Héctor Cotto

Héctor Cotto González (born August 8, 1984 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican athlete specializing in the 110 meters hurdles.[1] He was a graduate of Green Hope High School in Cary, North Carolina in 2002, where he had been a football player and member of the track & field team. He went on to graduate from East Carolina University before beginning his Olympic career.[2] As of 2015 he coaches track & field at William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1][3][4]

Héctor Cotto
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Cotto González
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1984-08-08) 8 August 1984
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m hurdles
Updated on 23 January 2015.
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cotto and the second or maternal family name is González.

Competition record
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

Outdoors

  • 100m 10.37 (+1.4 m/s) (Walnut 2010)
  • 110m hurdles 13.49 (+1.6 m/s) (Guadalajara 2011)

Indoors

  • 60m hurdles 7.71 (Flagstaff 2014)

References
  1. Hector Cotto, East Carolina Pirates, retrieved January 23, 2015
  2. "Green Hope High grad competes at Olympics — WCPSS Blog".
  3. Biography - COTTO Hector, PASO, retrieved January 23, 2015
  4. Héctor Cotto (in Spanish), COPUR, retrieved January 23, 2015
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