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Cuban-Romanian athlete (born 1974)
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Personal information
Nickname(s)Charlie, Alex
Nationality Romania
Born (1974-03-10) March 10, 1974 (age 50)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Romania
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 1997 Antananarivo 400 m hurdles
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Havana 400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Winnipeg 400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kingston 4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Winnipeg 4×400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Havana 4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kingston 400 m hurdles

Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia (born 10 March 1974 in Havana) is a retired Cuban-Romanian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.

Biography

He was born from a Cuban geotechnical engineer father who worked for Embassy of Cuba in Bucharest and a Romanian mother.

His personal best time of 49.22 seconds, achieved when he won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, is also a Romanian record.

Argudin-Zaharia retired in 1998 because of injury citing Achilles tendon rupture, and now works as a fitness instructor.

He was the fitness coach of the kickboxing stars Benjamin Adegbuyi and Bogdan and Andrei Stoica for some years until 2015.

References

  1. Argudin Zaharia Alejandro. iaaf. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.
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