Federico Bruno (born 18 June 1993) is an Argentine middle- and

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. He is and weighs .BRUNO Federico
. 2014 South American Games. Retrieved on 2014-03-20. He was the winner of the

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at the

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and is a three-time medallist over the distance at the

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. Bruno is currently serving a six-year ban set to end in 2029 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for EPO in 2022.

Career

Bruno was born in Concordia, Entre Ríos, and made his international debut at the 2008 South American Youth Championships in Athletics, where he came fourth in the

. An appearance at the

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followed, but he failed to make it past the first round. He entered the

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for Argentina at the

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and placed fifth in the "B" final. That same year he ran a series of personal bests: 3:47.35 minutes for the 1500 m (a national junior record), 8:23.51 minutes for the 3000 m and 14:38.70 minutes for the

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.Federico Bruno
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-03-19. He failed to finish at the junior race at the 2011 South American Cross Country Championships in February. Despite this, he won a senior

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in the 1500 m at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics held in

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, running a near personal best time of 3:47.81 minutes. He did not match this form at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and came fourth, missing a medal by a fraction of a second. Bruno topped the podium at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics and also managed eighth in the

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. His long season came to an end in October when he ran to 13th place in the 1500 m at the

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. In May 2012 he ran four minutes for the

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to take bronze at the South American Road Mile Championships, then established a South American junior record in the 1500 m with a run of 3:40.86 minutes (breaking the long-standing mark of multiple South American record holder Hudson de Souza. He made the final at the

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, but finished in last place, failing to match his time from the qualifying round. He established himself as one of the region's best young runners at the 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, winning the 1500 m and taking a silver medal in the 5000 m behind Víctor Aravena. In the 2013 season Bruno improved his bests to 1:49.98 for the 800 m, 3:40.67 for the 1500 m and 7:56.98 for the 3000 m. He progressed in the senior ranks with a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2013 South American Championships in Athletics. At the start of 2014 a personal best and games record of 3:39.96 minutes earned him the 1500 m gold medal at the

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, at which he also came fourth in the 5000 m. In September 2024, Bruno was served with a six-year ban backdated to July 2023 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation for testing positive for EPO during 2022. All of his results were disqualified from 12 October 2022 onwards, including his two gold medals at the

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in 1500m and 5000m events.

Personal bests

– 1:49.98 (2013) *

– 3:36.18 (2021) *

– 7:54.34 (2015) *

– 13:11.57 (2023) *

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– 29:44.87 (2014) * 10K – 29:23 (2016) *

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– 1:02:10 (2022) *

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- 2:15:40 (2016)

Achievements

References

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