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.

Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Personal information
Nickname(s)Charlie, Alex
Nationality Romania
Born (1974-03-10) March 10, 1974
Havana, Cuba
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Romania
Jeux de la Francophonie
1997 Antananarivo400 m hurdles
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
1990 Havana400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
1993 Winnipeg400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
1991 Kingston4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
1993 Winnipeg4×400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
1990 Havana4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
1991 Kingston400 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.

References

  1. Argudin Zaharia Alejandro. iaaf. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.
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