Sebastián Keitel

Sebastián Keitel
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2022
Constituency10th circumscription
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
11 March 2018 – 11 March 2022
ConstituencyDistrict 10
Personal details
Born (1973-02-14) 14 February 1973
Santiago, Chile
PartyEvópoli
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Chile
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Barcelona200m
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1995 Mar del Plata200 m
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg200 m
South American Games
Gold medal – first place1994 Valencia200 m
Silver medal – second place1994 Valencia400 m

Sebastián Keitel Bianchi (born 14 February 1973) is a Chilean politician and former sprinter who serves as senator of the Biobío Region since March 2022. He competed mostly in the 200 metres and was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuña.

From 2018 to 2022, he served as deputy of the district 10 of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Biography

Sebastián Keitel comes from an athletics family, his grandfather, Alberto Keitel was a sprinter in the 1930s, as was his father, Alberto Keitel Jr., in the 1960s. His grandmother, María Cristina Böcke, was the South American discus throw champion in 1939.[1]

He has been successful at the regional level, and won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. He currently holds the national records of Chile in the 100 metres (10.10 s) and the 200 metres (20.15 s). At his prime, he was regarded as the fastest white man in the world in the 200 metres.[2]

Political career

After his retirement, Keitel was a candidate to councillor for Santiago commune in 2012.[3]

Later, Keitel announced that he would run as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 2017 Chilean general election, as an independent affiliated with Political Evolution.[4]

TV career

In 2012 and 2013, Keitel served as host and trainer for the Chilean reality show Mundos Opuestos (Opposite Worlds) from Canal 13.[5]

In 2013, Keitel served as a judge for the Chilean talent show Salta Si Puedes (Jump If You Can) from Chilevisión.[6]

Personal life

He was married to former Chilean sprinter, Lisette Rondón. Their son, Sebastián, is also a promising athlete.[7]

Keitel, a practicing Roman Catholic, has German, Italian, Swedish and Danish ancestry.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Chile
1991 South American Junior Championships Asunción, Paraguay 4th 200 m 22.6
2nd 400 m 48.8
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.4
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 6th 400 m 48.37
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.41
1992 South American Junior Championships Lima, Peru 1st 200 m 21.5
2nd 400 m 48.4
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 12th (sf) 200 m 21.44
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th 100 m 10.95
5th 200 m 21.4
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.20
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.5
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 200 m 20.43
1st 400 m 46.72
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.27
South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 1st 200 m 20.1
2nd 400 m 46.01
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.67
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.92
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 200 m 20.98
Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 200 m 20.55
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 8th 200 m 21.14
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st 100 m 10.13
1st 200 m 20.53
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 47th (h) 200 m 20.96
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th (sf) 200 m 21.17
South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 100 m 10.30
2nd 200 m 21.13
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.08
World Championships Athens, Greece 23rd (qf) 200 m 20.96
Universiade Catania, Italy 6th 200 m 20.89
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 100 m 10.10
1st 200 m 20.16
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2nd 100 m 10.13
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 3rd 200 m 20.82
World Championships Seville, Spain 38th (h) 200 m 20.90
2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 100 m 10.42
3rd 200 m 20.77
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.90
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 7th 100 m 10.43
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 9th (h) 200 m 21.50
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 10th (h) 200 m 21.70
7th 4 × 100 m relay 40.82

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "MEN'S 100 Metres". www2.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sebastián Keitel regresará a las pistas con la meta de clasificar a Pekín 2008". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 29 January 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "El particular desafío de Sebastián Keitel, el "anticandidato" a concejal por Santiago". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 26 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "¡Quiere llegar a la meta! La nueva aventura de Sebastián Keitel en la política" (in Spanish). 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sebastián Keitel cuenta la verdad de su paso por "Mundos Opuestos"". Canal 13 (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "¿Los recuerdas? Los icónicos clavados de "Salta si puedes" que resurgieron en los Panamericanos". Diario El Día (in Spanish). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2025. Los jurados de la edición nacional fueron Sebastián Keitel,...
  7. ↑ Contreras, José (10 November 2013). "El atletismo se lleva en la sangre". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
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