Víctor José Solarte (born 6 January 1986) is a Venezuelan track and field hurdler who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best was 50.53 seconds, set in 2009. He was a twenty four-time national champion.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Venezuela
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| Military World Games | ||
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2011 Rio de Janeiro | 400 m hurdles |
| South American Championships | ||
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2005 Cali | 400 m hurdles |
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2006 Tunja | 4 × 400 m relay |
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2011 Buenos Aires | 400 m hurdles |
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2015 Lima | 400 m hurdles |
Solarte competed at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics and 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but has never represented his country at the senior World Championships in Athletics.[2] His highest level global honour was a silver behind Raphael Fernandes at the 2011 Military World Games (his time there was 50.60 seconds, among his career best).[3]
At the South American Championships in Athletics he was the hurdles runner-up to Tiago Bueno in 2005,[4] and won further individual bronze medals at the 2011 and 2015 editions.[5] He also won a 4 × 400 metres relay bronze with Venezuela in 2006. He was the 2005 hurdles champion at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics, having won the youth silver behind Diego Venâncio in 2002.[6][7][8][9]
In other regional competitions, he has won minor medals at the ALBA Games and Bolivarian Games. He is a four-time participant (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016) and has been a finalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games and Championships. He represented Venezuela at the 2011 Pan American Games, failing to reach the final.
International competitions edit
References edit
- ^ Víctor José Solarte. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ Victor Solarte. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ Raphael Fernandes vence nos 400 m: "já esperava o ouro" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2005-07-24). South American Championships, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ Cerra wins ninth Hammer Throw title in Buenos Aires – South American Champs Day 2. IAAF (2011-06-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ South American Youth Championships 2003. World Junior Athletics History (WJAH). Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ South American Junior Championships 2003. WJAH. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ 2005 South American Junior Championships. WJAH. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2005-10-03). Brazil supreme in Rosario at the South American Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-13.
