Bruno Rojas

Bruno Rojas

Rojas before the start of heat 1 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Full name Artur Bruno Rojas da Silva
Born (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country  Bolivia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprinting
Updated on 20 January 2015.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rojas and the second or maternal family name is da Silva.

Artur Bruno Rojas da Silva (born 27 May 1993) is a Bolivian sprinter. He was born in Cochabamba. He competed in 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he had the honor of winning the first 100-metre heat.[1]

Biography

Bruno Rojas left a good impression on the London Olympics 2012 • The Cochabamban ranked first in his series of preliminary, unable to do the same in first round

Bruno Rojas (photo: APG) The first performance of the Bolivian sprinter Bruno Rojas (19) in the Olympic Games was a note of acceptance on Saturday in the track at the Olympic stadium in London, where he was first in the preliminary test of the 100 meters and lowered his time competencies to sea level.

Rojas put forward the name of Bolivia with victory in the pretest covering the distance of 100 meters with a time of 10 seconds, 62/10 that allowed him to qualify for the first round. The Cochabamba athlete dominated from start to finish and crossed the line could not hide his joy and was the focus of the cameras. He took the second six-tenths to seven the second.

Among the 29 sprinters who participated in the preliminary-including those of the other series- the time recorded by Rojas was the fifth fastest. Two hours later he had to compete against athletes who came along with marks ten seconds.

The Bolivian sprinter fell in the first round, could not against the experience of his rivals and finished in eighth place with a time of 10 "65 being out of competition because in their series ranked only the top five. Winner was Ryan Bailey of the United States, with 09 "88 and second was Ben Youssef Meite, Ivory Coast, 10" 06.

While among the 54 athletes who ran in the first round Rojas was ranked 48 with 10 "65, despite the defeat was satisfaction Rojas and his coach Daniel Valenzuela.

In a tournament held in the National Stadium Patria, Sucre, Rojas reached a mark of 10 '36 in Sucre that allowed him to enter the Bolivian delegation to the Olympics but in terms of performance at sea level this participation is highlighted in London since last month in the Junior World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, stopped the clock with 10 "80 and now his best time happens to be 10" 62.

The Bolivian representative took an important step in his career, the next major goal is to get in good physical condition and better times for the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, an event for which the expected valluno give a pleasant surprise to Bolivia.

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
100 m 10.36 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) Bolivia Sucre 19 May 2012
200 m 20.85 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) Bolivia Cochabamba 19 May 2013

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bolivia
2009 World Youth Championship Bressanone, Italy 55th (h) 200 m 23.01 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 15th (B) 100 m 10.90 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 12th (h) 100m 10.78 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
10th (h) 200m 21.55 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 39th (h) 100 m 10.80 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
51st (h) 200 m 21.92 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 49th (h) 100m 10.65 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 7th 100m 10.76 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
7th 200m 21.81 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 6th (h) 100m 10.96 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
6th (h) 200m 21.87 (wind: -1.4 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.51
2014 South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 7th 100m 10.96 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
5th 200m 21.56 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th (h) 100m 10.78 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
7th 200m 21.87 (wind: 0.0 m/s)

References

  1. "Artur Bruno Rojas". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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