Franklin Andrés Nazareno Macías (born 24 April 1987) is an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

ian sprinter who specializes in the

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. He was born in

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, Manabí.Athlete biography: Franklin Nazareno
, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008 His personal best time is 20.47 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in

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. In the 100 metres he has 10.22 seconds, achieved in March 2007 in Cuenca and repeated this same brand in other different cities (La Paz) in the 2008 for becoming the best sprinter in the history of Ecuador and the athlete more often repeated the brand to enter the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. He finished sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In

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he placed 5th in his 100 metres heat in a time of 10.60 seconds, while he placed 8th in his 200 metres heat, running the distance in 21.26 seconds.

Personal bests

*100 m: 10.22 s A (wind: +1.1 m/s) – Cuenca, 10 March 2007 *200 m: 20.47 s A (wind: +0.0 m/s) –

, 3 June 2007 *400 m: 47.52 s A – Quito, 7 September 2006

Competition record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nazareno, Franklin 1987 births Living people Ecuadorian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Ecuador People from Portoviejo Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador World Athletics Championships athletes for Ecuador South American Games gold medalists for Ecuador South American Games silver medalists for Ecuador South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Ecuadorian people