Javier Culson

Javier Culson
Culson at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name
Javier Culson Pérez.
Full nameJavier Culson Pérez
Nationality Puerto Rico
CitizenshipPuerto Rico + United States
Born (1984-07-25) 25 July 1984
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Sport
SportHurdling
Event
400 metre hurdles
Coached byHéctor "Cano" Amill Alicea
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m H: 47.72 s (Ponce 2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Puerto Rico
Olympic Games
2012 London 400 m hurdles
World Championships
2009 Berlin 400 m hurdles
2011 Daegu 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 Mayagüez 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
2009 Havana 400 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
2015 Costa Rica 400 m hurdles
2007 San Salvador 400 m hurdles
Ibero-American Championships
2006 Puerto Rico 400 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
2003 Bridgetown 400 m hurdles
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2010 Split 400 m hurdles
2014 Marrakesh 400 m hurdles
2014 Marrakesh 4×400 m relay
Updated on 7 August 2016

Javier Culson Pérez (born 25 July 1984) is a Puerto Rican athlete and Olympiad bronze medalist who specialises in the 400-metre hurdles. After becoming involved with the discipline in his late teen years, he entered the podium in some regional youth events, including the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Culson is a two-time silver medallist at the International Association of Athletics Federations's (IAAF) World Championships and an elite contender in the Samsung Diamond League, where he finished second overall in 2011. He has also garnished medals in events with lower profiles, including the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Ibero-American Championships. He currently holds the record as "the world's fastest man" in that category. Culson also competed at the 2012 Olympics in London winning the bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles race. In the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Culson made it all the way to the finals of the men's 400m hurdles only to be disqualified by a false start.