Javier Culson

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Culson and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Javier Culson
Culson at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJavier Culson Pérez
Nationality Puerto Rico
Born (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984 (age 40)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportHurdling
Event400 metre hurdles
Coached byHéctor "Cano" Amill Alicea[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m H: 47.72 s (Ponce 2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Puerto Rico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 400 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayaguez 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Havana 400 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Costa Rica 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 San Salvador 400 m hurdles
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Puerto Rico 400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Bridgetown 400 m hurdles
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Split 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 4×400 m relay
Updated on 7 August 2016
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Javier Culson Pérez (born 25 July 1984[2]) is a Puerto Rican athlete and Olympiad bronze medalist who specialises in the 400-metre hurdles. After becoming involved with the discipline in his late teen years, he entered the podium in some regional youth events, including the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Culson is a two-time silver medallist at the International Association of Athletics Federations's (IAAF) World Championships and an elite contender in the Samsung Diamond League, where he finished second overall in 2011. He has also garnished medals in events with lower profiles, including the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Ibero-American Championships. He currently holds the record as "the world's fastest man" in that category.[3] Culson also competed at the 2012 Olympics in London winning the bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles race.[4][5][6] In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Culson made it all the way to the finals of the men's 400m hurdles only to be disqualified by a false start.

  1. ^ Cano Amill: el secreto mejor guardado. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 32. Issue 1518. Page 8. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ Biographies: Culson Javier PUR. IAAF: Home of World Athletes. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ Culson: 'Esto es un sueño hecho realidad'. Omar Alfonso and Jason Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Year 30. Issue 1490. Page 60. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  4. ^ Entre dioses del Olimpo Javier Culson. Richie Lugo Marrero. (Title in printed version: Consumado el momento: Javier Culson, un playero bronceado para la eternidad.) La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 8 August 2012. Year 30. Issue 1497. Page 4. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ^ Culson: ante su cita con la historia. Richie Lugo Marrero. (Title in printed version: Javier Culson: Presto para cita con la historia el relámpago ponceño.) La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 1 August 2012. Year 30. Number 1496. Page 4. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. ^ Pagán, Estéban (6 August 2012). "Bronce para Culson en 400 metros con vallas". El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.