Yeykell Romero
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yeykell Eliuth Romero |
| Nationality | Nicaragua |
| Born | 16 November 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event(s) | 100m |
Yeykell Eliuth Romero (born 16 November 2002) is a Nicaraguan Olympic athlete and national record holder.
In 2021 he broke a 35-year-old national record in the 100 metres running a time of 10.65. The previous record of 10.70 was set in 1986 by . In June 2021 he ran 10.50 at the Central American Championships to break the record again.[1] At the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres he ran 10.62 to qualify from the preliminary heats.[2]
Personal life[]
He studied Industrial Engineering at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua. As a youngster he was a member of the Nicaragua youth national team in baseball and initially began training in athletics to help improve his performance in baseball.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Yeykell Eliuth ROMERO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Results". olympics.com.
- ^ "Athletics ROMERO Yeykell Eliuth - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com.
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