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DeutschDenzel Comenentia
 Denzel Comenentia in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Education | University of Georgia[1] |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hammer throw, shot put |
| College team | Georgia Bulldogs |
Denzel Comenentia (born 25 November 1995) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the hammer throw and shot put.[2] He won silver medals in the latter at the 2014 World Junior Championships and 2017 European U23 Championships.
His personal best in the hammer is 79.09 metres set in Los Angeles in 2024. This is the current national record.[3] His personal best in the shot put is 20.88 metres set in Knoxville in 2018.
Comenentia is blind in his right eye following an accident in a gym in 2015.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands | |||||
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 16th (q) | Discus throw (6 kg) | 53.22 m |
| – | Hammer throw (6 kg) | NM | |||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | Shot put (6 kg) | 20.17 m |
| 11th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 68.65 m | |||
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 17.04 m |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | Shot put | 19.86 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 22nd (q) | Hammer throw | 70.70 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 23rd (q) | Shot put | 20.03 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | – | Hammer throw | NM |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 23rd (q) | Hammer throw | 68.89 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (q) | Hammer throw | 70.16 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th (q) | Hammer throw | 73.45 m |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 14th (q) | Hammer throw | 74.31 m | |
References
[edit]- ^ "College bio". Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ Denzel Comenentia at World Athletics
- ^ MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, BENJAMIN TOP PERFORMERS AT USATF LA GRAND PRIX, usatf.org
- ^ Volkskran article
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denzel Comenentia.
- Denzel Comenentia at World Athletics
- Denzel Comenentia profile at TFRRS
- Denzel Comenentia at Olympics.com
- Denzel Comenentia at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Denzel Comenentia at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Denzel Comenentia at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)
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