Wesley Vázquez

Wesley Joel Vázquez Vázquez (born 27 March 1994) is a Puerto Rican middle distance runner.

Wesley Vázquez

Vázquez (right) at the 2019 Meeting de Paris
Personal information
Full name	Wesley Joel Vázquez Vázquez
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	(1994-03-27) 27 March 1994 (age 31) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Middle distances
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	600 m: 1:14.85 (Caguas 2020) 800 m: 1:43.83 (Paris 2019) 1500 m: 3:46.98 (Mayagüez 2016)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2019 Lima 800 m CAC Junior Championships (Junior) 2012 San Salvador 800 m 2012 San Salvador 1500 m
Updated on 30 September 2020

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.

Career

He reached the finals in the 800 metres at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona.^[1]

On July 7, 2014, Vázquez won the Meeting International de Montreuil with a time of 1:45.65.^[2]

Wesley Vasquez and Donavan Brazier in the 600 metres race at the 2020 Gyulai Memorial in Szekesfehervar, Hungary

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 m: 46.72 sec – Šamorín, 11 September 2020
• 600 m: 1:14.85 min - Caguas, 1 Aug 2020
• 800 m: 1:43.83 min – Paris, 24 August 2019
• 1500 m: 3:46.98 min – Mayagüez, 16 April 2016

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
2010	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	800 m	1:55.00
			1st	1500 m	4:05.70
2011	World Youth Championships	Villeneuve d'Ascq, France	7th	800 m	1:51.25
	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	2nd	800 m	1:49.83
2012	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	800 m	1:46.89
			1st	1500 m	3:53.91
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	4th	800 m	1:45.29
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	4th (h)	800 m	1:46.45
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	4th	800 m	1:47.33
2014	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	17th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.00
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	3rd	800 m	1:46.05 A
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	23rd (h)	800 m	1:46.96
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	3rd	800 m	1:46.6
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	800 m	1:47.63
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	2nd	800 m	1:44.48
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	800 m	1:44.48
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	44th (h)	800 m	1:49.06