Víctor José Solarte (born 6 January 1986) is a Venezuelan track and field hurdler who competed in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

. His personal best was 50.53 seconds, set in 2009. He was a twenty four-time national champion. Solarte competed at the

2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the third edition of the international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes organised by the IAAF. It was held in Sherbrooke, Canada from the 9–13 July at the Université de Sh ...

and

2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Grosseto, Italy on 12–18 July. Results Men Women Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1261 athletes from 168 count ...

, but has never represented his country at the senior World Championships in Athletics. His highest level global honour was a silver behind Raphael Fernandes at the

2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

(his time there was 50.60 seconds, among his career best). At the South American Championships in Athletics he was the hurdles runner-up to

Tiago Bueno Tiago Florêncio Bueno (born 21 February 1983, in Campinas) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 190 ...

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, and won further individual bronze medals at the

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and

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editions. He also won a

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

bronze with Venezuela in

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. He was the 2005 hurdles champion at the South American Junior Championships in Athletics, having won the youth silver behind Diego Venâncio in 2002.Biscayart, Eduardo (2005-10-03)
Brazil supreme in Rosario at the South American Junior Championships
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-13. In other regional competitions, he has won minor medals at the ALBA Games and Bolivarian Games. He is a four-time participant (2008, 2010, 2012, 2016) and has been a finalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games and

Championships In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

. He represented Venezuela 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, ...

, failing to reach the final.

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solarte, Victor Living people 1986 births Venezuelan male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Venezuela Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics Military World Games silver medalists Military World Games medalists for Venezuela Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)