Denzel Comenentia

Denzel Comenentia
Denzel Comenentia in 2017
Personal information
Born (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995
Amsterdam, Netherlands
EducationUniversity of Georgia[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Hammer throw, shot put
College teamGeorgia Bulldogs

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.

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.

Comenentia is blind in his right eye following an accident in a gym in 2015.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
Olympic Games Paris, France 14th (q) Hammer throw 74.31 m
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th Hammer throw 74.86 m
2026 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 20th (q) Hammer throw 72.00 m

References

  1. ↑ "College bio". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Denzel Comenentia at World Athletics
  3. ↑ MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, BENJAMIN TOP PERFORMERS AT USATF LA GRAND PRIX, usatf.org
  4. ↑ Volkskrant article
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