At Green Hope High, Cotto played football, ran track and field, and earned several all-conference honors for track.[4][3] His personal best for the 110 and 55 meter hurdles ranked him at 11th in the nation in 2002.[2] As of 2015, Cotto still holds several Green Hope High School records in track.[4]
Cotto holds the Puerto Rican national record for 110m hurdles and the 60m hurdles.[2] Of hurdling, he says, "Running is the easy part. To me it’s always been about the technique. The ultimate goal is to be so efficient over the hurdles that you can let loose and just run when you race. That’s when hurdling is fun. That’s what all the hard work is for.”[2]
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héctor, cotto, gonzález, born, august, 1984, puerto, rican, olympic, athlete, specializing, meters, hurdles, personal, informationfull, name, gonzáleznationalitypuerto, ricanborn, 1984, august, 1984, fajardo, puerto, ricoheight1, weight86, sportsportathleticse. Hector Cotto Gonzalez born August 8 1984 is a Puerto Rican Olympic athlete specializing in the 110 meters hurdles 1 Hector CottoPersonal informationFull nameHector Cotto GonzalezNationalityPuerto RicanBorn 1984 08 08 8 August 1984 age 38 Fajardo Puerto RicoHeight1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Weight86 kg 190 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 110 m hurdlesUpdated on 23 January 2015 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Cotto and the second or maternal family name is Gonzalez Contents 1 Background 2 Olympics 2 1 Competition record 2 2 Personal bests 2 2 1 Outdoors 2 2 2 Indoors 3 Awards and honors 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditCotto was born in Fajardo Puerto Rico His family moved to Irondequoit New York where he attended East Ridge Senior High School 2 When his family moved to Cary North Carolina he attended Green Hope High School and graduated in 2002 2 3 At Green Hope High Cotto played football ran track and field and earned several all conference honors for track 4 3 His personal best for the 110 and 55 meter hurdles ranked him at 11th in the nation in 2002 2 As of 2015 Cotto still holds several Green Hope High School records in track 4 Cotto attended Fayetteville State University but transferred to East Carolina University after one year 2 4 While at ECU he broke their records for the 60 and 110 meter hurdles 4 2 Olympics EditAfter graduation from ECU Cotto began his professional career representing Puerto Rico 5 He competed in the 110 meter hurdles in both the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the London Olympics in 2012 4 He also competed in the World Athletics Championships in 2007 2009 and 2011 2 Competition record Edit Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Puerto Rico2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau Bahamas 8th 110 m hurdles 14 05 w 2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador El Salvador 4th 110 m hurdles 13 90Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 8th 110 m hurdles 14 092008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali Colombia 3rd 110 m hurdles 13 55Olympic Games Beijing China 27th qf 110 m hurdles 13 732009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana Cuba 4th 110 m hurdles 13 63World Championships Berlin Germany 35th h 110 m hurdles 13 812010 World Indoor Championships Doha Qatar 19th h 60 m hurdles 7 87Ibero American Championships San Fernando Spain 1st 110 m hurdles 13 54 NR Central American and Caribbean Games Mayaguez Puerto Rico 3rd 110 m hurdles 13 714th 4 100 m relay 39 182011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayaguez Puerto Rico 2nd 110 m hurdles 13 545th 4 100 m relay 39 71World Championships Daegu South Korea 20th h 110 m hurdles 13 60Pan American Games Guadalajara Mexico 5th 110 m hurdles 13 492012 Ibero American Championships Barquisimeto Venezuela 2nd 110 m hurdles 13 69Olympic Games London United Kingdom 42nd h 110 m hurdles 14 082013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia Mexico 6th 110 m hurdles 14 252014 World Indoor Championships Sopot Poland 25th h 60 m hurdles 7 94Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City Mexico 10th h 110m hurdles 14 31 A wind 0 2 m s Personal bests Edit Cotto holds the Puerto Rican national record for 110m hurdles and the 60m hurdles 2 Of hurdling he says Running is the easy part To me it s always been about the technique The ultimate goal is to be so efficient over the hurdles that you can let loose and just run when you race That s when hurdling is fun That s what all the hard work is for 2 Outdoors Edit 100m 10 37 1 4 m s Walnut 2010 110m hurdles 13 49 1 6 m s Guadalajara 2011 Indoors Edit 60m hurdles 7 71 Flagstaff 2014 Awards and honors EditCotto won the gold metal for 110m hurdles at the Ibero American Championships in 2010 followed by the silver metal for 110m hurdles in 2012 3 2 In 2015 Green Hope High School inducted Cotto into the first class of their Sports Hall of Fame 4 3 Personal life EditAs of 2015 Cotto coaches track amp field at William G Enloe High School in Raleigh North Carolina 1 6 7 He also helps train other coaches through his online Hurdle Rhythm Training Series training workshops and The Hurdle Magazine 8 9 References Edit a b Hector Cotto East Carolina Pirates retrieved January 23 2015 a b c d e f g h i Hector Cotto Hurdles First Retrieved 2022 01 29 a b c d Blake J Mike October 7 2005 Green Hope s First HOF Class Ready for Induction The News and Observer p B1 Retrieved January 28 2022 via Newspapers com a b c d e f Post Card from Green Hope HOF Night The News and Observer October 9 2015 p B6 Retrieved January 28 2022 via Newspapers com Green Hope High grad competes at Olympics WCPSS Blog Biography COTTO Hector PASO retrieved January 23 2015 Hector Cotto in Spanish COPUR retrieved January 23 2015 Author Hector Cotto SimpliFaster Retrieved 2022 01 29 The Hurdle Magazine The Hurdle Magazine Retrieved 2022 01 29 External links EditHector Cotto at World Athletics Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Hector Cotto Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 This biographical article relating to Puerto Rican athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hector Cotto amp oldid 1114892300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
