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JAVIER CULSON

Event: 400 metres hurdles
Born: 25 July 1984

Background
Born in Ponce, Culson won his first international gold medal in his home town at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a time of 49.35 seconds.

His first major senior tournament was the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He reached the 400 m hurdles semi-finals at the competition. As one of only six track athletes who made the Puerto Rican Olympic team that year, Culson competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He progressed to the semi-finals but failed to reach the final.

In May 2009, Culson set a new personal best of 48.42 seconds in the 400 m hurdles – a new Puerto Rican national record.

Personal Bests

Event: 400 metres hurdles
Time(s): 48.42 NR
Venue: Kingston, Jamaica
Date: 2 May 2009

Progression - Outdoor

Season            Performance                      Wind                        Place                                    Date
2009                 400 Metres Hurdles           49.47                       Lawrence, KS                     18/04/2009
2008                 400 Metres Hurdles           48.87                       Kingston (NS), JAM           03/05/2008
2007                 400 Metres Hurdles           49.07                       Kingston (NS), JAM           05/05/2007
2006                 400 Metres Hurdles           49.48                       Carolina, PUR                    18/03/2006
2005                 400 Metres Hurdles           50.62                       Dorado                                 12/06/2005
2004                 400 Metres Hurdles           50.77                       Barquisimeto                      28/05/2004
2003                 400 Metres Hurdles           51.10                       Bridgetown                          20/07/2003


Honors:

The XXIX Olympic Games
Rank: 8
Performance: sf
Wind: 49.85
Place: Beijing (National Stadium)
Date: 16/08/2008

11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Rank: 7
Performance: sf
Wind: 49.64
Place: Osaka
Date: 26/08/2007

12th Ibero-American Championships
Rank: 1
Performance: f
Wind: 49.71
Place: Ponce
Date: 28/05/2006