{"id":164567,"date":"2026-09-24T07:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/christopher-melenciano-new-world-record-in-200-meters-for-the-deaf-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:13:34","slug":"christopher-melenciano-new-world-record-in-200-meters-for-the-deaf-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/christopher-melenciano-new-world-record-in-200-meters-for-the-deaf-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Melenciano: new world record in 200 meters for the deaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Melenciano makes history: Double world record in deaf athletics<\/h2>\n\n<p>Dominican sprinter Christopher Melenciano has left an indelible mark on international athletics following his brilliant performance at the 23rd Japanese Deaf Athletics Championships. The national athlete not only took home the gold medal but also shattered historical records in the most demanding sprint events.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the 200-meter race, Melenciano stopped the clock at 20.43 seconds, surpassing the world record of 20.60 seconds held by the Briton Eric Gregory since May 2022. This new milestone consolidates the Dominican as the fastest man in the world in this category.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Absolute dominance on the slopes<\/h3>\n\n<p>The Dominican&#8217;s feat at the Heiwado HATO Stadium was twofold. Just 24 hours earlier, Melenciano had already made a statement by setting a new world record in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 10.17 seconds. With this mark, he surpassed the 10.21-second record set by American Wendell Gaskin Jr. in 1996, a record that stood for nearly three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">With his performances in Japan, Melenciano becomes the absolute owner of the world records in the 100 and 200 meters for deaf athletes, consolidating a historic double in the main sprint events.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rising trajectory<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>100 meters record:<\/strong> 10.17 seconds (Surpassed 1996 mark).<\/li><li><strong>200 meters record:<\/strong> 20.43 seconds (Surpassed 2022 mark).<\/li><li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Heiwado HATO Stadium, Japan.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>This success adds to the outstanding career of Melenciano, who recently represented the country at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games. In that multi-sport event, the sprinter was part of the 4\u00d7400 meter mixed relay, sharing the track with figures of the stature of Marileidy Paulino, Anabel Medina, and Erick S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n\n<p>Christopher Melenciano&#8217;s performance on Japanese soil marks a turning point in deaf athletics, raising the competitive level of the discipline and positioning the Dominican Republic at the pinnacle of world sports.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Melenciano makes history: Double world record in deaf athletics Dominican sprinter Christopher Melenciano has left an indelible mark on international athletics following his brilliant performance at the 23rd Japanese Deaf Athletics Championships. The national athlete not only took home the gold medal but also shattered historical records in the most demanding sprint events. 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