Albertino Etchechury

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Albertino Etchechury (born July 16, 1936 in Rivera ) is a former Uruguayan athlete .

Career

The 1.68 meter tall Etchechury was active in the running disciplines on the medium and long distances. He took part with the Uruguayan team in the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo . There he won the bronze medal in the 3000 meter obstacle course , was 6th in the 1500 meters and 7th in the 5000 meter course. In 1965 he was vice-South American champion over 1500 meters and in the 3000 meter obstacle course at the South American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. At the South American Athletics Championships in 1967 , he secured the bronze medal over 1500 meters and won 3000 meter obstacle silver. In that year he is sometimes also listed as sixth place over 3000 meter obstacle at the Pan American Games in 1967 in Winnipeg , Canada . The Uruguayan National Olympic Committee is leading an athlete named Martino Etchechury at this event .

In any case, he was a member of the Uruguayan squad at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City . At the games, he finished 9th in his preliminary run on the 3000 meter obstacle course and was eliminated from the rest of the competition. His career best over the 3000 meter obstacle comes from the Olympic year when he mastered the distance in a time of 9: 05.7 minutes.

successes

  • 3rd place Pan American Games: 1963 - 3000 meter obstacle
  • 2nd place South American Championships: 1965, 1967 - 3000 meter obstacle; 1965 - 1500 meters
  • 3rd place South American Championships: 1967 - 1500 meters

Personal best

  • 3000 meter obstacle: 9: 05.7 min., 1968

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ IV JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS PANAMERICANOS SAN PABLO 1963 (Spanish) on cou.org.uy, accessed on August 6, 2015
  2. ↑ SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) on gbrathletics.com, accessed August 6, 2015
  3. ↑ a b Albertino Etchechury in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ), accessed on August 6, 2015
  4. ↑ V JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS PANAMERICANOS WINNIPEG 1967 (Spanish) on cou.org.uy, accessed on August 6, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Etchechury, Albertino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Rivera , Uruguay