Federico Bruno (born 18 June 1993) is an Argentine middle- and

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. He is and weighs .BRUNO Federico
. 2014 South American Games. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. He was the winner of the

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at the

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and is a three-time medallist over the distance at the

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. He also represented his country at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

and

2010 Summer Youth Olympics The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

. Bruno won several international junior medals regionally and broke the South American junior record for the 1500 m.

Career

Bruno was born in Concordia, Entre Ríos, and made his international debut at the 2008 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, where he came fourth in the

. An appearance at the

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followed, but he failed to make it past the first round. He entered the

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for Argentina at the

and placed fifth in the "B" final. That same year he ran a series of personal bests: 3:47.35 minutes for the 1500 m (a national junior record), 8:23.51 minutes for the 3000 m and 14:38.70 minutes for the

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.Federico Bruno
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-03-19. He failed to finish at the junior race at the 2011 South American Cross Country Championships in February. Despite this, he won a senior

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in the 1500 m at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics held in

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, running a near personal best time of 3:47.81 minutes. He did not match this form at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and came fourth, missing a medal by a fraction of a second. Bruno topped the podium at the

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and also managed eighth in the

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. His long season came to an end in October when he ran to 13th place in the 1500 m at the

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. In May 2012 he ran four minutes for the

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to take bronze at the

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, then established a South American junior record in the 1500 m with a run of 3:40.86 minutes (breaking the long-standing mark of multiple South American record holder

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. He made the final at the

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, but finished in last place, failing to match his time from the qualifying round. He established himself as one of the region's best young runners at the

2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics The 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil, at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo from 22 to 23 September 2012. They were the 5th edition of the competition, organised under the supervision of the C ...

, winning the 1500 m and taking a silver medal in the 5000 m behind Víctor Aravena.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-09-24)
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IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. In the 2013 season Bruno improved his bests to 1:49.98 for the 800 m, 3:40.67 for the 1500 m and 7:56.98 for the 3000 m. He progressed in the senior ranks with a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2013 South American Championships in Athletics. At the start of 2014 a personal best and games record of 3:39.96 minutes earned him the 1500 m gold medal at the

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, at which he also came fourth in the 5000 m.

Personal bests

– 1:49.98 (2013) *

– 3:36.18 (2021) *

– 7:54.34 (2015) *

– 13:53.40 (2015) *

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– 29:44.87 (2014) * 10K – 29:23 (2016) *

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– 1:16:50 (2015) *

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- 2:15:40 (2016)

Achievements

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruno, Federico Living people 1993 births Argentine male middle-distance runners Argentine male long-distance runners Argentine male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Argentina World Athletics Championships athletes for Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Argentina Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in athletics People from Concordia, Entre Ríos Sportspeople from Entre Ríos Province 21st-century Argentine people