Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Cuban-Romanian athlete (born 1974)
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Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia (born 10 March 1974 in Havana)[1] is a retired Cuban-Romanian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Romania | ||
| Jeux de la Francophonie | ||
 | 1997 Antananarivo | 400 m hurdles |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Cuba | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | ||
| 1990 Havana | 400 m hurdles |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
| 1993 Winnipeg | 400 m hurdles |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
 | 1991 Kingston | 4×400 m relay |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
| 1993 Winnipeg | 4×400 m relay |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | ||
 | 1990 Havana | 4×400 m relay |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | ||
| 1991 Kingston | 400 m hurdles |
Biography
He was born from a Cuban geotechnical engineer father who worked for Embassy of Cuba in Bucharest and a Romanian mother.
His personal best time of 49.22 seconds, achieved when he won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, is also a Romanian record.
Argudin-Zaharia retired in 1998 because of injury citing Achilles tendon rupture, and now works as a fitness instructor.
He was the fitness coach of the kickboxing stars Benjamin Adegbuyi and Bogdan and Andrei Stoica for some years until 2015.