Amaurys Raúl Valle Mencia (born 18 January 1990) is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 49.22 seconds, set in 2012.
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| Full name | Amaurys Raúl Valle Mencia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 18, 1990 Sancti Spíritus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m Hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Sancti Spíritus,[1] Valle emerged through the younger age category events, starting with a bronze medal at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics,[2] and then another bronze at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a national junior record of 49.56 seconds.[3] He competed sparingly in 2009 and 2010, but returned to the international scene a year later.
He won the 400 m hurdles at the 2011 ALBA Games and was also part of Cuba's silver medal-winning 4×400 metres relay team.[4] He was chosen to compete for Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games[5] and although he was eliminated in the hurdles, he helped the Cuban relay team reach the final, where it won the gold medal after Valle was swapped for fellow hurdler Omar Cisneros. Valle beat Cisneros at the 2012 IAAF Centenary meet in Havana, setting a personal best of 49.22 seconds to finally improve upon his time from 2008. This gained him the qualifying standard for the 2012 London Olympics and he was later selected for the Cuban Olympic team. He placed 1st in the 1st Heat but was eliminated in the Semi-Finals of the 400m Male Hurdles.[6][7] He dipped under fifty seconds again at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, where his run was enough for a silver medal behind Puerto Rico's Eric Alejandro.[8]
Personal bests
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Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | 400 m hurdles (84.0 cm) | 50.37 s |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.56 s |
| 2011 | ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.38 s |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.73 min | |||
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 5th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.29 s A | |
| 1st1 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.33 min1 A | |||
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.69 s |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.48 s | |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 50.02 A |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 6th | 400m hurdles | 52.21 A |
1: Competed only in the heat.
References
edit- ^ Amaurys R Valle Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. London 2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-21.
- ^ World Youth Championships 2007 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (2008-07-11). Men's 400m Hurdles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
- ^ El atletismo corona a Cuba en los IV Juegos del Alba (in Spanish). KINT (2011-07-31). Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
- ^ Biography - VALLE Amaurys Raul, PASO, archived from the original on January 28, 2015, retrieved January 23, 2015
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2012-05-28). Ortega upsets Robles at IAAF Centennial Anniversary meet in Havana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
- ^ Cuba announces team of 47 for London Games. IAAF (2012-07-16). Retrieved on 2012-07-16.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-09). Rodríguez’s home Hammer Throw win tops opening day in Barquisimeto – Ibero American champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-17.
