Sebastián Keitel
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Chile
| ||
| Pan American Games | ||
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1995 Mar del Plata | 200 m |
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1999 Winnipeg | 200 m |
| South American Games | ||
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1994 Valencia | 200 m |
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1994 Valencia | 400 m |
Sebastián Keitel Bianchi (born February 14, 1973, in Santiago) is a Chilean ex-sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuña.
Biography[edit]
Sebastián Keitel comes from an athletics family, his father Alberto Keitel, was a sprinter in the 1960s, his grandmother, María Cristina Böcke was the South American discus throw champion in 1939.[1]
He has been successful at the regional level, and won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. He currently holds the national records of Chile in the 100 metres (10.10) and the 200 metres (20.15). At his prime, he was regarded as the fastest Caucasian man in the world in the 200 metres.[2]
Political career[edit]
After his retirement, Keitel announced that he would run as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 2017 Chilean general election, as an independent affiliated with Political Evolution.[3]
Personal life[edit]
He was married to a former Chilean sprinter, Lisette Rondón. Their son, Sebastián Keitel Rondón, is also a promising athlete.[4] Elisa Keitel Rondón, Olimpia Keitel Ossa and Ema Keitel Ossa.
Keitel is a practicing Roman Catholic, has German, Italian, Swedish and Danish ancestry.
International competitions[edit]
Personal bests[edit]
- 100 metres - 10.10 (1998)
- 200 metres - 20.15 (1998)
References[edit]
- ^ 1998 World Cup athletes bios Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sebastián Keitel regresará a las pistas con la meta de clasificar a Pekín 2008, Radio Cooperativa, January 29, 2008
- ^ "¡Quiere llegar a la meta! La nueva aventura de Sebastián Keitel en la política". 13 July 2017.
- ^ El atletismo se lleva en la sangre (Spanish)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Chilean male sprinters
- Chilean people of German descent
- Chilean people of Swedish descent
- Chilean people of Italian descent
- Chilean people of Danish descent
- Chilean Roman Catholics
- People from Valdivia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes for Chile
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile
- Colegio del Verbo Divino alumni
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Evópoli politicians
- South American Games gold medalists for Chile
- South American Games silver medalists for Chile
- South American Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 1994 South American Games
- Chilean sportsperson-politicians
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Deputies of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Senators of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- 20th-century Chilean people
- 21st-century Chilean people