Bruno Hortelano
Hortelano in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Dominix Hortelano Roig |
| Born | 18 September 1991 Wollongong, Australia[1] |
| Education | Cornell University |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| College team | Cornell Big Red[2] |
| Coached by | Adrian Durant |
Bruno Dominix Hortelano Roig (born 18 September 1991) is a Spanish former athlete competing in sprinting events.[3]
Early life and career
Hortelano was born to Spanish parents in Wollongong, Australia where his father was completing a PhD. After the family moved to Canada in 1992, Hortelano was raised in Burlington, Ontario. His sport interests varied from taekwondo, soccer and, in high school, American football. He was a member of the Burlington Track Club and also competed at high school venues initially contesting the 100 m and later the 110 m hurdles. From 2005 to 2009 he attended Assumption Catholic Secondary School. He was twice named the most valuable sprinter. Hortelano was a finalist in the 100 m at 10.76 in the 2009 OFSSA Provincial Championships, Toronto. That fall Hortelano was enrolled at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he competed in the Ivy League; a genetics major, he graduated in 2014.[2]
He represented Spain in the 200 metres at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals after setting a new Spanish record of 20.47 in the heats. At the 2016 European Championships he won the gold medal after setting a new Spanish record of 20.39 in the semifinals. Later in 2016, at the Summer Olympics in Rio, Hortelano again broke his own national record in the Men's 200 m with a time of 20.12, but failed to qualify for the final.
On 5 September 2016 Hortelano suffered a "catastrophic hand injury" in a drunk driving car accident in Madrid,[4] but made a full recovery with the exception of partial use of his right hand and in 2018 he established a new national record in the 200 and 400 metres.[5]
Hortelano announced his retirement in May 2025.[6]
International competitions
- ^ Did not start in the semifinals
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.06 (+1.0 m/s, Madrid 2016; NR)
- 200 metres – 20.04 (+0.8 m/s, Getafe 2018; NR)
- 400 metres – 44.69 (Madrid 2018; NR)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.63 (Portland 2016)
- 200 metres – 20.75 (Albuquerque 2014)
- 400 metres – 47.04 (Hanover, New Hampshire 2014)
References
- ^ a b "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ a b University bio
- ^ Bruno Hortelano at World Athletics
- ^ "Olympic Sprinter Bruno Hortelano-Roig '14 Hospitalized in Reported Drunk Driving Crash". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "400 metres result - Meeting Madrid 2018". IAAF. 22 June 2018.
- ^ "2016 European champion Hortelano announces retirement". European Athletics. 19 May 2025.
External links
- Bruno Hortelano at World Athletics
- Bruno Hortelano at Olympedia
- Bruno Hortelano at Olympics.com
- Bruno Dominix Hortelano Roig (and here) at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)