Adrián Chacón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chacón and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.
Adrian Chacón
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1988-12-10) December 10, 1988 (age 36)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 45.91 (2015)
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Men's athletics
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4 × 400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 San José 4 × 400 m relay

Adrian Chacón Muñoz (born 10 December 1988) is a Cuban track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m is 45.91 seconds, set in 2015.

Internationally, he competes mainly with the Cuban 4 × 400 metres relay team. He is a two-time participant at the IAAF World Relays and was a finalist at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics with William Collazo, Raidel Acea and Yoandys Lescay. Medals came with Collazo, Lescay and Osmaidel Pellicier at the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics and the Pan American Games.[2][3] The quartet regrouped for the 2016 Olympic Games and placed sixth in the final with a time of 2:59.53 minutes.

Personal bests

All information from All-Athletics profile.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.61
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (B-final) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.73
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.84
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.22
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.05
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.53
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.60
World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.10
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 14th (h) 400 m 47.57
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.87
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.11

References

  1. ^ a b Adrian Chacon Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. ^ Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 2015 Pan American Games Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto2015. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ 2015 NACAC Championships Results. TiempodeLlegada. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  4. ^ Adrian Chacon[permanent dead link‍]. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.