Arquímedes Herrera (August 8, 1935 – May 30, 2013) was a Venezuelantrack and field athlete who competed in the sprint events and was ranked #4 in the world in the 100 m in 1963. As a teenager Herrera spent time in the Venezuelan military, taking up his athletics career after his discharge. He claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games held in São Paulo, Brazil. In the final of the 200m dash three athletes crossed the finish line with the same time 21.2 seconds. The Photo finish defined the Venezuelan Rafael Romero stay with gold medal; American Ollan Cassell, with silver; and Herrera, with the bronze. In 1964 he equaled the world record 200-meter dash in 20.5 seconds and also participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics[1] in Tokyo, Japan, where he made the semi-finals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres and was a member of the Venezuelan team which finished sixth in the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay.
Herrera was a claimant to the Masters M35 100 metres world record, running a hand timed 10.3 while taking a silver medal in the 1970 Bolivarian Games in Maracaibo on August 29, 1970. In the transitional period, hand times were acceptable. His record held until it was beaten by an automatically timed 10.28 by Olympic champion Allan Wells almost 17 years later. The record was beaten intrinsically by an automatic 10.50 set by Delano Meriwether at the Penn Relays in 1979.[2] Four days later, Herrera added the M35 200 metres record at 21.5. That record lasted was tied two years later but not surpassed for almost 6 years.
After his sports career ended, he worked as a coach and as a judge with the Venezuelan Athletics Federation.
arquímedes, herrera, august, 1935, 2013, venezuelan, track, field, athlete, competed, sprint, events, ranked, world, 1963, teenager, herrera, spent, time, venezuelan, military, taking, athletics, career, after, discharge, claimed, three, medals, 1963, american. Arquimedes Herrera August 8 1935 May 30 2013 was a Venezuelan track and field athlete who competed in the sprint events and was ranked 4 in the world in the 100 m in 1963 As a teenager Herrera spent time in the Venezuelan military taking up his athletics career after his discharge He claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games held in Sao Paulo Brazil In the final of the 200m dash three athletes crossed the finish line with the same time 21 2 seconds The Photo finish defined the Venezuelan Rafael Romero stay with gold medal American Ollan Cassell with silver and Herrera with the bronze In 1964 he equaled the world record 200 meter dash in 20 5 seconds and also participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1 in Tokyo Japan where he made the semi finals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres and was a member of the Venezuelan team which finished sixth in the final of the 4 100 metres relay Arquimedes HerreraPersonal informationNationalityVenezuelanBorn 1935 08 08 August 8 1935Bobures ZuliaDiedMay 30 2013 2013 05 30 aged 77 Maracaibo ZuliaSportSportMen s AthleticsAchievements and titlesOlympic finals1964 Summer OlympicsMedal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting VenezuelaPan American Games1963 Sao Paulo 100 metres1963 Sao Paulo 4x100m Relay1963 Sao Paulo 200 metresCentral American and Caribbean Games1962 Kingston 200 metres1962 Kingston 100 metresBolivarian Games1965 Quito 100 metres1970 Maracaibo 100 metres1970 Maracaibo 200 metres1965 Quito 200 metresHerrera was a claimant to the Masters M35 100 metres world record running a hand timed 10 3 while taking a silver medal in the 1970 Bolivarian Games in Maracaibo on August 29 1970 In the transitional period hand times were acceptable His record held until it was beaten by an automatically timed 10 28 by Olympic champion Allan Wells almost 17 years later The record was beaten intrinsically by an automatic 10 50 set by Delano Meriwether at the Penn Relays in 1979 2 Four days later Herrera added the M35 200 metres record at 21 5 That record lasted was tied two years later but not surpassed for almost 6 years After his sports career ended he worked as a coach and as a judge with the Venezuelan Athletics Federation References Edit Sports Reference Arquimedes Herrera biography 100 Meter Dash ALL TIME Rankings Archived from the original on 2021 02 25 Retrieved 2014 01 20 External links EditBiography Spanish Obituary Spanish nbsp This biographical article relating to Venezuelan athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arquimedes Herrera amp oldid 1174570025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
