José Antonio Maita Pérez (born 17 April 1998) is a Venezuelan

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

who specializes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

. He won the

800m The 800 metres, or 800 meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event sin ...

at the

2023 Pan American Games The 2023 Pan American Games (), officially the XIX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santiago 2023, were an international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, held in Santiago, Chile from 20 October to 5 Novem ...

Personal bests

Outdoor *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 46.02 (Caracas 2023) *

– 1:45.69 (Santiago 2023)

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* 1998 births Living people Venezuelan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Brazil South American Games silver medalists for Brazil South American Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Venezuela 21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Venezuela-athletics-bio-stub