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hurdling is fun. That’s what all the hard work is for.”
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185:and graduated in 2002.
1107:"Author: Hector Cotto"
829:Green Hope High School
183:Green Hope High School
173:. His family moved to
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1003:The News and Observer
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881:East Carolina Pirates
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558:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
519:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
203:, but transferred to
175:Irondequoit, New York
148:Héctor Cotto González
44:Héctor Cotto González
1186:Sports Reference LLC
853:The Hurdle Magazine.
179:Cary, North Carolina
171:Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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36:Personal information
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887:on January 23, 2015
589:World Championships
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239:Competition record
169:Cotto was born in
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21:Héctor Cotto
1263:1984 births
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1066:January 23,
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967:January 28,
891:January 23,
747:Mexico City
618:Guadalajara
371:, Colombia
276:Puerto Rico
249:Competition
221:Puerto Rico
49:Nationality
1257:Categories
1140:2022-01-29
1116:2022-01-29
1040:2016-05-15
932:2022-01-29
858:References
814:gold medal
446:, Germany
398:27th (qf)
165:Background
63:1984-08-08
827:In 2015,
755:10th (h)
728:25th (h)
725:, Poland
698:, Mexico
674:42nd (h)
620:, Mexico
599:20th (h)
476:19th (h)
449:35th (h)
344:, Brazil
106:Athletics
785:Outdoors
473:, Qatar
395:, China
255:Position
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190:football
142:González
128:In this
798:Indoors
696:Morelia
422:, Cuba
393:Beijing
209:hurdles
155:Olympic
134:surname
751:Mexico
669:London
444:Berlin
420:Havana
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261:Notes
192:, ran
89:Weight
81:Height
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762:14.31
723:Sopot
714:2014
708:14.25
687:2013
681:14.08
657:13.69
636:2012
630:13.49
606:13.60
594:Daegu
582:39.71
569:13.54
549:2011
543:39.18
530:13.71
508:(NR)
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411:2009
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381:13.55
360:2008
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330:13.90
309:2007
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282:2005
258:Event
252:Venue
138:Cotto
113:Event
102:Sport
97:Sport
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1094:2015
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1061:PASO
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969:2022
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471:Doha
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