Eric Alejandro
{{short description|Puerto Rican Olympic athlete (hurdler)}}
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| fullname = Eric Javier Alejandro
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| nationality = {{PUR}}
| residence = Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S
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| title = Eric Alejandro
| publisher = 2012 Summer Olympics
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| birth_place = Burlington, New Jersey, U.S.
| alma_mater = Eastern Michigan University
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| country = Puerto Rico
| sport = Track and field
| event = 400 meters hurdles
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| universityteam = Eastern Michigan Eagles
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| coach = Brad Fairchild
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| pb = {{unbulleted list|400 m hurdles: 49.15 (2012)}}
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Eric Javier Alejandro (born April 15, 1986) is an athlete representing Puerto Rico and competing mostly in the 400 meters hurdles. He was born in Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
{{citation
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|title = Biografía – General – ALEJANDRO Eric Javier
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|publisher = ODECABE
|accessdate = December 21, 2014
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20141221213846/http://info.veracruz2014.mx/info/esp/zb/espzb_atletismo_biografia_general_n2349_alejandro_eric_javier.htm
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}} An alumnus of Eastern Michigan University,
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| url = http://www.mlive.com/olympics/index.ssf/2012/08/2012_london_olympics_ex-easter.html
| title = 2012 London Olympics: Ex-Eastern Michigan runner advances to men's 400m hurdle semifinals
| date = 2012-08-03
| accessdate = 2012-08-03
| last = Zaroo
| first = Philip
| work = Mlive.com
| publisher = Booth Newspapers
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| title = Eric Alejandro – 2006 Men's Track
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| accessdate = December 21, 2014
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he represented Puerto Rico in the men's 400 meters hurdles in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal bests
=Outdoor=
- 400 m: 47.75 s – {{flagicon|USA}} Tampa, Florida, 14 March 2014
- 110 m hurdles: 14.13 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) – {{flagicon|USA}} Oxford, Ohio, 12 May 2007
- 400 m hurdles: 49.07 s – {{flagicon|BRA}} São Paulo, 2 August 2014
=Indoor=
- 60 m: 6.99 s – {{flagicon|USA}} Ypsilanti, Michigan, 12 January 2008
- 200 m: 22.21 s – {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Arbor, Michigan, 17 February 2007
- 400 m: 47.56 s – {{flagicon|USA}} Allendale, Michigan, 21 February 2014
- 60 m hurdles: 7.41 s – {{flagicon|USA}} Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1 March 2008
Competition record
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colspan="6" | Representing {{PUR}} |
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rowspan=2 | 2011
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.76 |
Pan American Games
| 10th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.28 |
rowspan=2 | 2012
| Ibero-American Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.36 |
Olympic Games
| 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.15 |
rowspan=3 | 2013
| rowspan=2 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | rowspan=2 | Morelia, Mexico | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.62 |
8th
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.15 |
World Championships
| 17th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.44 |
rowspan=2 | 2014
| Ibero-American Championships | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.07 |
Central American and Caribbean Games
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 50.05 A |
rowspan=2 | 2015
| 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 51.32 |
World Championships
| 32nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.94 |
rowspan=2|2016
| Ibero-American Championships | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.94 |
Olympic Games
|23rd (sf) |400 m hurdles |
References
;General
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/eric-alejandro-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230143/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/eric-alejandro-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}
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External links
- [http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=64248&Season=2014&Odd=1 Tilastopaja biography]
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{2015 Pan American Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n10128554-alejandro-eric}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles men's track and field athletes
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Burlington, New Jersey
Category:Track and field athletes from New Jersey
Category:Puerto Rican male hurdlers
Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Puerto Rico
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics