José Acevedo (sprinter)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acevedo and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

José Eduardo Acevedo Herrera (born March 30, 1986) is a Venezuelan athlete.

José Acevedo

Personal information
Full name	José Eduardo Acevedo Herrera
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	(1986-03-30) March 30, 1986 Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
University team	Kentucky Wildcats
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Venezuela Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 4x400 m relay South American Youth Championships 2002 Asunción 400 m 2002 Asunción 200 m
Updated on 14 May 2013

Career

He competed in the 200 meters race at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He finished fifth in his heat with a time of 21.06 seconds, failing to reach the second round.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 m: 10.45 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Tempe, Arizona, 21 March 2009
• 200 m: 20.58 s NR (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 30 May 2008
• 400 m: 46.07 s – Gainesville, Florida, 17 May 2009

Indoor

• 60 m: 6.76 s NR – Lexington, Kentucky, 7 February 2009
• 200 m: 20.99 s NR – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 14 March 2008
• 400 m: 47.08 s NR – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2 March 2008

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Venezuela
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	5th (h)	200 m	22.13 s (wind: -0.9 m/s)
			4th (sf)	400 m	48.76 s
			8th	Medley Relay 1000m (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)	1:55.38 min
	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina, Argentina	7th	200 m	22.31 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.91 min
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina, Argentina	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.06 min
2002	South American Junior Championships / South American Games	Belém, Brazil	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.20 min
	South American Youth Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	200 m	21.66 s w (wind: +3.4 m/s)
			2nd	400 m	48.22 s
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	–	400 m	DQ
	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd (h)	400 m	48.31 s
2004	South American Under-23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd (h)	200 m	20.96 s w (wind: -0.6 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	23rd (sf)	200 m	21.66 s (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			39th (h)	400 m	48.95 s
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	3rd	200 m	21.27 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.21 min
	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	200 m	20.93 s w (wind: +4.9 m/s)
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.02 min
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	11th (sf)	200 m	21.12 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.82 min
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	200 m	20.79 s A
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.10 min A
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th (h)	200 m	21.06 s
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th (h)	200 m	21.03 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.93 min
	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	5th	400 m	46.76 s
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.83 min
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	17th (sf)	200 m	20.85 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.82 min
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.11 min
	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	200 m	20.76 s (wind: -0.9 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.01 s NR

External links

• José Acevedo - IAAF.org Profile
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Acevedo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.