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Bruno Hortelano
Spanish sprinter (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bruno Dominix Hortelano Roig (born 18 September 1991) is a Spanish former athlete competing in sprinting events.[3]
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Early life and career
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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]
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International competitions
- Did not start in the semifinals
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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)
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