Cuban-Romanian athlete (born 1974)
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
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| Nickname(s) | Charlie, Alex |
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| Nationality |  Romania |
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| Born | (1974-03-10) March 10, 1974 (age 50)
Havana, Cuba |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
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Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia (born 10 March 1974 in Havana)[1] is a retired Cuban-Romanian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.
Biography
He was born from a Cuban geotechnical engineer father who worked for Embassy of Cuba in Bucharest and a Romanian mother.
His personal best time of 49.22 seconds, achieved when he won the gold medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, is also a Romanian record.
Argudin-Zaharia retired in 1998 because of injury citing Achilles tendon rupture, and now works as a fitness instructor.
He was the fitness coach of the kickboxing stars Benjamin Adegbuyi and Bogdan and Andrei Stoica for some years until 2015.
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