Henry Andrade

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| name = Henry Andrade

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| nationality = American-Cape Verdean

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hurdles

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| birth_date = April 17, 1962

| birth_place = Sacramento, California, USA

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| height =180 cm

| weight =73 kg

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Henry Manuel Andrade (born April 17, 1962) is an American-Cape Verdean hurdler. One of the best hurdlers in the United States during the 1980s and early 1990s who,{{Cite web |title=Men's non-legal 110m hurdles |url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_110hno.htm |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=www.alltime-athletics.com}} after years of frustration in the American Olympic Trials, achieved his opportunity to compete in the Olympics by obtaining dual citizenship through his parents' ancestry[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-02-me-31468-story.html Los Angeles Times] LA Times and representing the Cape Verde Islands in the 1996 Summer Olympics at the age of 34.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/henry-andrade-1.html |title=Henry Andrade Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=2010-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130073704/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/henry-andrade-1.html |archivedate=2009-11-30 }} Sports References Unfortunately, when his olympic moment was to occur, he showed up with a severe injuryhttp://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/07-96/07-24-96/d01sp095.htm South Coast Today and was unable to make it out of the heats. Earlier in the season, he set the Cape Verde national record in the 110 hurdles 13.78 at the Modesto Relays.

A graduate of Hiram W. Johnson High School in Sacramento, California{{cite web |url=http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm |title=California State Meet Results - 1915 to present |publisher=Hank Lawson |date= |accessdate=2012-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092406/http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }} he finished third in the 300 meter hurdles at the 1979 CIF California State Meet, then won the 400 metre hurdles and was second in the 110 metre hurdles at the hometown 1980 Golden West Invitational{{Cite web |title=DyeStat: The Internet Home of High School Track, Field and Cross Country |url=http://archive.dyestat.com/ |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=archive.dyestat.com}} where he was awarded the Maree Rodebaugh Award as the Most Inspirational Athlete {{cite web |url=http://www.goldenwestinvitational.org/data/honorroll.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-06-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901054322/http://www.goldenwestinvitational.org/data/honorroll.html |archivedate=2010-09-01 }} Golden West Invitational Honor Roll

Andrade ran collegiately at Southern Methodist University on a football scholarship where, as Wide receiver, he was a teammate of Eric Dickerson on their 1981 and 1982 National Championship football teams.http://www.workoutranch.com/trainer.cfm?id=1782 Workoutranch Andrade's name was mentioned in connection with the Southern Methodist University football scandal that led to the program getting the death penalty.{{Cite news |date=1987-06-21 |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; New S.M.U. Charge |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/sports/sports-people-new-smu-charge.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |issn=0362-4331}} In 1983, he was also part of their National Championship track and field team.http://www.deeptissuecenter.com/testimonials/ourfriends.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920234430/http://deeptissuecenter.com/testimonials/ourfriends.html |date=2010-09-20 }} Deep Tissue Center bio In 1985, he became the NCAA Indoor Champion in the 55 metres hurdles.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2009-10/2009-10_mitfd1.pdf NCAA Indoor Championships Later that year, he doubled that by also winning the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 110 metre hurdles.{{cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncamotr2.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20020223060817/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncamotr2.shtml |archivedate=2002-02-23 }} Hickoksports

Andrade won the British AAA Championships title at the 1985 AAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=19 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=19 June 2025}}

It has been reported that in 1987, Andrade found his way to the NFL as a strike replacement Wide Receiver for the New York Giants{{Cite news |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=1993-03-14 |title=TRACK; Jennings Finds Nice Dreams Finish 3d |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/14/sports/track-jennings-finds-nice-dreams-finish-3d.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |issn=0362-4331}} but his name does not appear on NFL.com's historical player search. Nor does his name appear on Pro-Football-Reference.com.

In his two attempts at the 1984 and 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials, Andrade finished in 6th place at both.http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327114422/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf |date=March 27, 2016 }} History of U.S. Olympic Trials

Andrade received a master's degree in Physical Education at Long Beach State University in 1996 and has been working as a personal trainer. He remains an active Masters track and field athlete.http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=46388 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227074057/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=46388 |date=2012-02-27 }} Track and Field News He is the manager for his nephew Jordin Andrade who has also elected to run for the Cape Verde Islands in the Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.send2press.com/newswire/on-the-run-2-rio-fundraiser-held-for-cape-verdean-olympic-contender-jordin-andrade-2016-0414-03.shtml|title = 'On the Run 2 Rio' Fundraiser Held for Cape Verdean Olympic Contender Jordin Andrade|date = 14 April 2016}}