Bruno Dominix Hortelano Roig (born 18 September 1991) is a Spanish athlete competing in

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events.

Early life and career

Hortelano was born to

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parents in Wollongong, Australia where his father was completing a PhD. After the family moved to

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in 1992, Hortelano was raised in Burlington, Ontario. His sport interests varied from taekwondo, soccer and, in high school, American football. He was a member of the Burlington Track Club and also competed at high school venues initially contesting the 100m and later the 110m hurdles. From 2005 to 2009 he attended

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. He was twice named the most valuable sprinter. Hortelano was a finalist in the 100m at 10.76 in the 2009 OFSSA Provincial Championships, Toronto. That fall Hortelano was enrolled at

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where he competed in the

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; a genetics major, he graduated in 2014.University bio
/ref> He represented Spain in the

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at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals after setting a new Spanish record of 20.47 in the heats. At the 2016 European Championships he won the gold medal after setting a new Spanish record of 20.39 in the semifinals. Later in 2016, at the Summer Olympics in Rio, Hortelano again broke his own national record in the Men's 200 m with a time of 20.12, but failed to qualify for the final. On September 5, 2016 Hortelano suffered a "catastrophic hand injury" in a drunk driving car accident in Madrid, but made a full recovery with the exception of partial use of his right hand and in 2018 he established a new national record in the 200 and 400 metres.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 10.06 (+1.0 m/s, Madrid 2016; NR) *

– 20.04 (+0.8 m/s, Getafe 2018; NR) * 400 metres – 44.69 (Madrid 2018; NR) Indoor *

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– 6.63 (Portland 2016) *

– 20.75 (Albuquerque 2014) * 400 metres – 47.04 (Hanover, New Hampshire 2014)

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