Víctor Maldonado
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| Full name | Víctor Maldonado Flores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 3, 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1960 Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics 1968 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Víctor Maldonado Flores (born August 3, 1939, in Lagunillas, Zulia) is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the hurdling events. Maldonado represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. He was second in the 1963 Pan American Games 4 × 400 metres relay (with Hortensio Fucil, Arístides Pineda and Leslie Mentor). In the 1959 Pan American Games, Maldonado finished sixth in the 400 metres hurdles and in the 1963 Pan American Games 400 metres hurdles he finished fourth.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Venezuela | |||||
| 1959 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 16.05 |
| 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.18 | |||
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy | 22nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 52.79 |
| 1961 | Bolivarian Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 5th | 400 m | 48.5 |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.0 | |||
| 1962 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 6th | 400 m | 49.5 |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.6 | |||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.1 | |||
| Ibero-American Games | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 51.9 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.4 | |||
| 1963 | Pan American Games | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 51.89 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.20 | |||
| South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 400 m | 48.5 | |
| 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 51.5 | |||
| 1st | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:13.0 | |||
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 33rd (h) | 400 m | 47.7 |
| 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 51.1 | |||
| 1965 | South American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 200 m | 22.5 |
| 2nd | 400 m | 47.5 | |||
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.5 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.5 | |||
| Bolivarian Games | Quito, Ecuador | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.3 | |
| 1966 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7th (h) | 400 m | 48.1 |
| 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 52.5 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.3 | |||
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 52.2 |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.65 | |||
| 1970 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.0 |
Personal bests
- 400 metres – 46.5h (1964)
- 400 metres hurdles – 51.0h (1970)
References