José Andrés Salazar
Personal information | |
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Full name | José Andrés Salazar Mijangos |
Nationality | El Salvador |
Born | 11 January 1997 |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and Field |
Event(s) | 100m, 200m |
José Andrés Salazar Mijangos (born 11 January 1997) is a sprinter from El Salvador who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early and personal life[]
Salazar played association football in the third division of the El Salvadorian leagues before switching his full attention to competing at athletics in 2017. His father had also been a footballer in El Salvador.[1]
Career[]
Salazar competed in the men's 200m race at the 2020 Summer Olympics; he ran 21.66 seconds to finish seventh in his heat.[2]
References[]
- ^ "José Andrés Salazar". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Stadium - Track - 3 Aug - 11:05 - Official". Olympics.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Salvadoran footballers
- Salvadoran male sprinters
- Olympic athletes of El Salvador
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Central America and Caribbean athletics biography stubs
- Salvadoran sportspeople stubs