Denzel Comenentia (born 25 November 1995) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the hammer throw and shot put.[2] He won silver medals in the latter at the 2014 World Junior Championships and 2017 European U23 Championships.
Personal information | |
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 25 November 1995
Education | University of Georgia[1] |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Hammer throw, shot put |
College team | Georgia Bulldogs |
His personal best in the hammer is 79.09 metres set in Los Angeles in 2024. This is the current national record.[3] His personal best in the shot put is 20.88 metres set in Knoxville in 2018.
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Netherlands | |||||
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 16th (q) | Discus throw (6 kg) | 53.22 m |
– | Hammer throw (6 kg) | NM | |||
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | Shot put (6 kg) | 20.17 m |
11th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 68.65 m | |||
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 17.04 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | Shot put | 19.86 m |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | Hammer throw | 70.70 m |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 20.03 m |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | – | Hammer throw | NM |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 23rd (q) | Hammer throw | 68.89 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (q) | Hammer throw | 70.16 m |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th (q) | Hammer throw | 73.45 m |
References
edit- ^ "College bio". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Denzel Comenentia at World Athletics
- ^ MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, BENJAMIN TOP PERFORMERS AT USATF LA GRAND PRIX, usatf.org
External links
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