Beatriz Capotosto

Beatriz Capotosto

Personal information
Born	(1962-05-16)16 May 1962 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	20 December 2018(2018-12-20) (aged 56)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club	Capital Federal

Delía Beatriz Capotosto (16 May 1962 – 20 December 2018) was an Argentine athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. She represented her country at the 1983 World Championships and 1984 Summer Olympics. In addition, she won multiple medals at the regional level. She was born and died in Buenos Aires.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Argentina
1977	South American Youth Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	100 m	12.29
			5th	200 m	25.48
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	49.06
	South American Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	100 m	12.20
1978	South American Youth Championships	Montevideo, Uruguay	2nd	100 m	12.33
			1st	80 m hurdles	11.75
			2nd	Long jump	5.52 m
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	48.27
	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	100 m	12.4
			1st	100 m hurdles	14.6
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	48.2
			1st	Long jump	5.67 m
1979	South American Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	3rd	100 m hurdles	14.7
	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	6th	100 m hurdles	14.18 (w)
1980	Pan American Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	4th	100 m hurdles	15.03
	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	100 m hurdles	14.02
			1st	200 m hurdles	27.80
1981	South American Junior Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	100 m hurdles	14.4
			1st	200 m hurdles	27.9 (w)
	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.9
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.9
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:51.0
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	100 m hurdles	13.75
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	47.1
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (qf)	100 m hurdles	13.60
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	7th	100 m hurdles	13.74
	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.52
	South American Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	100 m hurdles	13.2
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.9
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	18th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.90
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	9th (sf)	60 m hurdles	8.47
	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	100 m hurdles	13.87
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.80
1986	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	–	100 m hurdles	DNF
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	8th (h)	100 m hurdles	14.08
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.54
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:42.17

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres hurdles – 13.45 (Santiago, Chile 1984)
• 400 metres hurdles – 59.86 (Buenos Aires 1984)

Indoor

• 60 metres hurdles – 8.47 (Paris 1985)