Guillermo Manuel Ruggeri Gutila (born 26 March 1992 in Maipú) is an Argentine athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[4] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, reaching the semifinals.

Guillermo Ruggeri
Personal information
Born (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 32)
Maipú, Argentina[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles, decathlon
ClubClub de Gimnasia y Esgrima[3]

His personal best in the event is 49.28 seconds set in Cochabamba in 2018[5] which is the current national record. Earlier in his career he competed in the decathlon.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Argentina
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 7th Decathlon 6853 pts
South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st Decathlon 7203 pts
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd Decathlon 7298 pts
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd Decathlon 7274 pts
South American Games Montevideo, Uruguay 2nd Decathlon 6887 pts
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th Decathlon 6305 pts
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 400 m hurdles 49.72
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.96
World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.691
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 10th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.54
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.83
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 1st 400 m hurdles 49.28
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 6th 400 m hurdles 50.54
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 400 m hurdles 50.20
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 5th 400 m hurdles 49.55
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 5th 400 m hurdles 51.88

1Disqualified in the semifinals

References edit

  1. ^ "Guillermo Ruggeri, un argentino en la cercanía del "récord imposible"" (in Spanish). Consudatle. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ "GEBA con Ruggeri fue oro sudamericano" (in Spanish). GEBA. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. ^ Guillermo Ruggeri at World Athletics  
  5. ^ All-Athletics profile