ARROYO Andres

Puerto Rico

Athletics

Date of Birth: 7 Jun 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: BAYAMON

Birth Country:

Puerto Rico

Place of residence : PUERTO RICO

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	800m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (1:46.74)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (1:46.75)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (1:46.46)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	1500m
2019	Lima, PER	10th (3:47.42)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2020	600m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	1:18.48
9	2020	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Chorzow, POL	1:46.94

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2018	800m	World Challenge	Kingston, JAM	1:47.34
9	2019	800m	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	1:47.72

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

English - University of Florida, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

Carlos Guzman [national], PUR

Start:

He took up the sport in the sixth grade of primary school. (floridagators.com, 13 May 2016)

Reason:

He got involved in athletics to improve his fitness for baseball. "I could have begun earlier but I didn't make the school team because the coach said I was slow. [I continued because] I kept on improving and saw that many doors were opening." (atletismopur.com, 24 Mar 2018)

Ambition:

To reach the final of the 800m at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (primerahora.com, 19 Feb 2020)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (atletismopur.com, 24 Mar 2018)

Hero:

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente. (laprensafl.com, 26 Apr 2016)

Philosophy:

"If you want to be successful as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful." (Facebook profile, 27 Jun 2020)

General Interest

General
TRAINING GROUP
In 2019 he began training with the WAR 800 project [named after the athletes Wesley Vazquez, Ryan Sanchez and Arroyo himself] in Puerto Rico under the guidance of national coach Carlos Guzman. "The three of us will push each other and create a competitive environment. Being together at every session will help us push our bodies to the limit." (easyendurance.wordpress.com, 20 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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