Leonardo Price

Leonardo Nelson Price (born February 21, 1979, in Trelew) is an Argentine middle distance runner.^[1] He is a three-time national champion for the 800 metres, and two-time for the 1500 metres.

Leonardo Price

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Nelson Price
Nationality	Argentina
Born	(1979-02-21) 21 February 1979 (age 46) Trelew, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Club	EMA Trelew (ARG)
Coached by	Leonardo Michael Malgor
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:46.90 (2008) 1500 m: 3:44.11 (2007)

Price represented Argentina at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 800 metres. He ran in the second heat against six other competitors, including Sudan's Abubaker Kaki, who was a heavy favorite and a possible top medal contender in this event. He finished the race in sixth place by three fourths of a second (0.75) behind Slovakia's Jozef Repcìk, with a time of 1:49.39. Price, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fifty-first overall and was ranked farther below two mandatory slots for the next round.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Argentina
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	800 m	1:49.64
			7th	1500 m	3:51.72
2006	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	9th (h)	800 m	1:50.81
			5th	1500 m	3:48.68
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	7th	800 m	1:54.99
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	4th	800 m	1:48.38
			11th	1500 m	3:48.91
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	51st (h)	800 m	1:49.39
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	800 m	1:50.75
			–	1500 m	DNF