Machel Cedenio

Machel Cedenio (born 6 September 1995) is a Trinidadian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor World Championships winning a silver medal in the relay at the 2015 outdoor edition. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[2] He qualified for the final and came fourth with a new personal best of 44.01 seconds. At the time, this was the fastest fourth place time for the 400 metres.

Machel Cedenio

Personal information
Nationality	Trinidadian
Born	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 30) Point Fortin, Trinidad[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	200 metres, 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 21.15 (Port of Spain 2011) 400 m: 44.01 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Trinidad and Tobago World Championships 2017 London 4 × 400 m relay 2015 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay World Relays 2019 Yokohama 4 × 400 m relay Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 4 × 400 m relay 2015 Toronto 400 m 2019 Lima 4 × 400 m relay World Junior Championships 2014 Oregon 400 m CAC Championships 2013 Morelia 4 × 400 m relay Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar 4 × 400 m relay CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2012 Hamilton 400 m 2012 Hamilton 4 × 400 m relay CAC Junior Championships (Youth) 2010 Santo Domingo 400 m 2010 Santo Domingo 4 × 400 m relay CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2010 George Town 4 × 400 m relay 2011 Montego Bay 200 m 2011 Montego Bay 400 m 2011 Montego Bay 4 × 100 m relay 2011 Montego Bay 4 × 400 m relay

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2010	CARIFTA Games (U17)	George Town, Cayman Islands	1st	4 × 400 m	3:16.30
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	2nd	400 m	48.12
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:17.54
2011	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Montego Bay, Jamaica	1st	200 m	21.43
			1st	400 m	47.38
			2nd	4 × 100 m	41.13
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:15.35
	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	4th	400 m	46.89
			6th	Medley relay	1:52.77
	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, United States	13th (h)	400 m	50.55
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:13.27
2012	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	2nd	400 m	47.93
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:11.62
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	400 m	47.36
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:11.66
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	400 m	46.17
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:06.32
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	400 m	45.93
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:06.23
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	4 × 400 m	3:02.19
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4 × 400 m	2:58.34
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	1st	400 m	45.95
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:06.02
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Morelia, Mexico	1st	400 m	45.28
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	1st	400 m	45.13
			16th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:12.06
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	7th	4 × 400 m	3:03.10
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	2nd	400 m	44.70
			1st	4 × 400 m	2:59.60
	World Championships	Beijing, China	7th	400 m	45.06
			2nd	4 × 400 m	2:58.20
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	5th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:07.83
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	400 m	44.01
			–	4 × 400 m	DQ
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	21st (sf)	400 m	45.91
			1st	4 × 400 m	2.58.12
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:05.96
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	11th (sf)	400 m	46.19
			4th	4 × 400 m	3:02.85
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	1st	4 × 400 m	3:00.81
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	12th (h)	400 m	46.77
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:02.25
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	400 m	45.30
			5th	4 × 400 m	3:00.74
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	21st (sf)	400 m	45.86
			8th	4 × 400 m	3:00.85
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	4 × 400 m	3:01.99