| 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
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