Víctor Maldonado

Víctor Maldonado

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Maldonado Flores
Born	(1939-08-03) August 3, 1939 Lagunillas, Zulia, Venezuela
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Venezuela
Sport	Men's Athletics
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1960 Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics 1968 Summer Olympics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Venezuela Central American and Caribbean Games 1962 Kingston 400m Hurdles 1959 Caracas 400m Hurdles 1966 San Juan 400m Hurdles Bolivarian Games 1961 Barranquilla 400m Hurdles 1970 Maracaibo 400m Hurdles

Víctor Maldonado Flores (born August 3, 1939, in Lagunillas, Zulia) is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the hurdling events. Maldonado represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. He was second in the 1963 Pan American Games 4 × 400 metres relay (with Hortensio Fucil, Arístides Pineda and Leslie Mentor). In the 1959 Pan American Games, Maldonado finished sixth in the 400 metres hurdles and in the 1963 Pan American Games 400 metres hurdles he finished fourth.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Venezuela
1959	Central American and Caribbean Games	Caracas, Venezuela	3rd	110 m hurdles	16.05
			2nd	400 m hurdles	54.18
1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	22nd (h)	400 m hurdles	52.79
1961	Bolivarian Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	5th	400 m	48.5
			1st	400 m hurdles	54.0
1962	Central American and Caribbean Games	Kingston, Jamaica	6th	400 m	49.5
			1st	400 m hurdles	51.6
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.1
	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	2nd	400 m hurdles	51.9
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:15.4
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	400 m hurdles	51.89
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.20
	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	400 m	48.5
			2nd	400 m hurdles	51.5
			1st	4 x 400 m relay	3:13.0
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	33rd (h)	400 m	47.7
			13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	51.1
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	200 m	22.5
			2nd	400 m	47.5
			1st	400 m hurdles	51.5
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.5
	Bolivarian Games	Quito, Ecuador	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.3
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	7th (h)	400 m	48.1
			2nd	400 m hurdles	52.5
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.3
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	16th (sf)	400 m hurdles	52.2
			13th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.65
1970	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	400 m hurdles	51.0

Personal bests

• 400 metres – 46.5h (1964)
• 400 metres hurdles – 51.0h (1970)

References

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