Alexander Ogando Bautista (born 3 May 2000)[1] is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic. He finished fifth in the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Ogando won three major medals as part of Dominican mixed 4 × 400 metres relays, including silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and gold at the 2022 World Championships.[2][3]

Alexander Ogando
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Ogando Bautista
Born (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Sport
CountryDominican Republic
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the
 Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m mixed
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 4×400 m mixed
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chorzów 4×400 m mixed
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José 200 m

He claimed gold medals in the 200 m at the 2021 NACAC Under-23 Championships and 2022 Ibero-American Championships.[4]

Achievements

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International competitions

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Representing   Dominican Republic
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica – (h) 200 m DQ
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 3rd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:17.58
NACAC U23 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 200 m 20.59
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:10.21 NR
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucia, Spain 1st 200 m 20.27
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.19 SB
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.98 SB
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 5th 200 m 19.93
1st 4 × 400 m mixed 3:09.82 WL NR
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 200 m 19.99
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 200 m 20.23
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 200 m 20.02
22nd (h) 400 m 45.11

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ "Alexander OGANDO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Alexander Ogando". Olympics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ Tennery, Amy (16 July 2022). "Dominican Republic win 4x400 mixed relay, no golden goodbye for Felix". Reuters.
  4. ^ "Dominicanca ganó 4 medallas en Panamericano de Atletismo" (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica: Record Acento. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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