Franklin Nazareno

Franklin Andrés Nazareno Macías (born 24 April 1987) is an Ecuadorian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He was born in Portoviejo, Manabí.^[1] His personal best time is 20.47 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Cochabamba. In the 100 metres he has 10.22 seconds, achieved in March 2007 in Cuenca and repeated this same brand in other different cities (La Paz) in the 2008 for becoming the best sprinter in the history of Ecuador and the athlete more often repeated the brand to enter the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Franklin Nazareno

Personal information
Full name	Franklin Andrés Nazareno Macías
Born	(1987-04-24) April 24, 1987 (age 37) Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Ecuador
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Ecuador Bolivarian Games 2009 Sucre 4x100 m relay
Updated on 11 June 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nazareno and the second or maternal family name is Macías.

He finished sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In Beijing he placed 5th in his 100 metres heat in a time of 10.60 seconds, while he placed 8th in his 200 metres heat, running the distance in 21.26 seconds.^[1]

Personal bests

• 100 m: 10.22 s A (wind: +1.1 m/s) – Cuenca, 10 March 2007
• 200 m: 20.47 s A (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Cochabamba, 3 June 2007
• 400 m: 47.52 s A – Quito, 7 September 2006

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ecuador
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	12th (h)	100m	11.09 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			6th	200m	21.92 (wind: +0.0 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.73
2005	South American Junior Championships	Rosario, Argentina	4th	100 m	10.68 s (wind: +2.0 m/s)
			4th	200 m	21.81 s (wind: +1.4 m/s)
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	25th (h)	100 m	10.64 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			6th	200 m	21.25 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	6th	100 m	10.77 s A (wind: -2.0 m/s)
			9th (h)	200 m	22.15 s A (wind: -2.5 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	40.56 s A
			5th	4 × 400 m	3:13.76 min A
	South American U23 Championships / South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	100 m	10.45 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.76 (wind: +2.3 m/s) w
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	41.31
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.52
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	100 m	10.37 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			5th	200 m	20.73 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	40.05 s NR
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (sf)	100 m	10.44 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			12th (sf)	200 m	21.02 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	10th (sf)	100 m	10.67 s (wind: -2.0 m/s)
			7th	200 m	21.20 s (wind: +0.2 m/s)
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	32nd (qf)	200 m	21.50 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	100 m	10.60
			6th	200 m	21.43
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	52nd (h)	100 m	10.60
			49th (h)	200 m	21.26
	South American U23 Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	100 m	10.84 (wind: -2.0 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	21.38 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.74
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	100 m	10.39 s (wind: -1.3 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	21.08 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m	40.67 s
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	8th	100 m	10.76 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			8th (h)	200 m	21.70 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	41.41 s
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	16th (sf)	100 m	10.63 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			19th (qf)	200 m	21.35 s (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	62nd (h)	100 m	10.71 s (wind: -0.8 m/s)
			54th (h)	200 m	21.84 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	5th	200 m	21.89 s A (wind: +0.0 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	39.80 s A
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	12th (h)	100 m	10.63
			15th (h)	200 m	21.85
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	6th	100 m	10.71 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
			6th (h)	200 m	21.99 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m	41.90 s
	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd (h)	100 m	10.67 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			8th	200 m	21.69 s w (wind: +2.4 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	40.73 s
	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	36th (qf)	200 m	21.94 s (wind: +0.0 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	20th (h)	100 m	10.52 s A (wind: +1.2 m/s)
			23rd (sf)	200 m	21.48 s A (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m	39.76 s A
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	11th (h)	100 m	10.88
			19th (h)	200 m	21.77
			3rd	4 × 100 m	40.83
2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	5th	100 m	10.71 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.62
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.19
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	11th (h)	100 m	10.81
			5th	4 × 100 m	40.41
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	5th (h)	100m	11.13 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.94

References

1. Athlete biography: Franklin Nazareno Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008

External links

• Franklin Nazareno at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franklin Nazareno". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16.