Andrés Arroyo (athlete)
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| Nationality | Puerto Rican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 7, 1995 Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 meters, 1500 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 meters: 1:45.78[1] 1500 meters: 3:44.54[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on May 4, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrés Gabriel Arroyo Dominicci (born June 7, 1995) is a Puerto Rican middle-distance track athlete who specializes in various events. He competed for Puerto Rico at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics in 2012 and 2014. He also appeared at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he ran the junior men's race.
High school
[edit]Arroyo attended Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida. Before high school, he had aspired to become a baseball player, and in an attempt to improve his speed for baseball, he was rejected by his middle-school's track team.[2] He and his family moved to the continental United States in 2004.[2] A spell of two races in March–April 2013 garnered national attention for Arroyo, who ran 4:04.45 in a 1600-meter race and a 1:47.79 800 meter run at the 2013 Florida Relays.[2] He was only one of six individuals in US high school history to run under 1:48 in the 800 meters.[2]
Collegiate
[edit]Arroyo was recruited by University of Florida. He made his debut for the Gators track team on January 11, 2014, running 4:14.61 mile at that year's UAB Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama.[3]
Arroyo qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics running 1:45.78 in 800 metres at 2016 Florida Relays.[4]
| Year | SEC cross country | NCAA Cross Country | SEC Indoor | NCAA Indoor | SEC Outdoor | NCAA Outdoor |
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| 2013-14 | - | - | Distance Medley 9:41.66 2nd 800 m 1:50.45 2nd |
800 m 1:51.17 10th | 800 m 1:51.05 16th | 800 m 1:51.02 21st |
| 2014-15 | - | - | 800 m 1:48.48 2nd | 800 m 1:49.18 11th | 800 m 1:46.49 3rd | 800 m 1:50.67 8th |
| 2015-16 | - | - | Distance Medley 9:50.07 7th 800 m 1:46.20 2nd |
800 m 1:50.66 15th | 800 m 1:48.20 8th | 800 m 1:48.61 27th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Andrés Arroyo". Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ a b c d Bloom, Marc. "Runner's World: Andres Arroyo Threatens High School 800 Record".
- ^ "UF Track & Field Headline: Track & Field Closes Season-Opener in Birmingham With 13 Event Victories, 10 Meet Records - January 11, 2014". Archived from the original on August 4, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Andres Arroyo University of Florida Results
External links
[edit]- Andrés Arroyo at World Athletics
- Andrés Arroyo at Diamond League
- Andrés Arroyo at TFRRS.org
- Andrés Arroyo at Olympedia
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican male middle-distance runners
- Puerto Rican male long-distance runners
- Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Track and field athletes from Florida
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Puerto Rico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
- Colonial High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen