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Manuel Huerta

Hometown: Miami,Florida

Resides: Miami & Costa Rica

College: Florida Atlantic University

Height: 5-7

Weight: 123lbs

Birthdate: 3/22/1984 (27)

Birthplace: Habana, Cuba

Email: trimanny@hotmail.com

Coach: Roberto Solano

Career Highlights

2012 Olympic Team Member

2012 3rd at the ITU Guatape World Cup

2012 2nd at the ITU Dallas

2012 2nd at the REV3 Costa Rica (olympic non draft)

2012 3rd Place at the ITU Barbados

2012 5th at Edmonton World Cup

2012 9th at the San Diego World Triathlon Series

2011 Pan Am Games Silver Medalist

2011 Highlights: Member of USA Triathlons Project 2012 program

• Placed ninth and was the top U.S. finisher at the sprint-distance Guatape ITU World Cup on Nov. 6

• Earned the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Oct. 23

• Wrapped up the 2011 ITU World Championship Series ranked as the No. 3 American and 57th overall

• Placed sixth at the Oct. 9 Huatulco ITU World Cup

• Finished as the top American and was 25th overall at the London WCS event on the 2012 Olympic Games course Aug. 7

• Placed fourth at the San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island, an ITU Pan American Cup, on July 9

• Finished 24th and was the top U.S. finisher at the Kitzbühel WCS event June 18 •

Was the runner-up at the Ixtapa ITU Pan American Cup on May 28

• Finished 15th at the Monterrey ITU World Cup on May 8 and was 16th at the Mooloolaba ITU World Cup on March 27

• Finished second at the Olympic-distance Rev3 Costa Rica on Feb. 20.

Elite Triathlon Career: Finished the 2010 ITU World Championship Series ranked No. 44 in the world and as the No. 3 American

• Placed 13th at the 2010 Hamburg ITU World Championship Series event in just his second career WCS start

• Finished 24th at the 2010 Hy-Vee ITU Elite Cup

• Made his ITU World Championship Series debut in Madrid in 2010

• Took fifth at the 2010 Monterrey ITU World Cup and followed with a second straight World Cup top-10 finish with a seventh-place showing at the Ishigaki ITU World Cup

• Placed fourth at the 2010 La Paz ITU Pan American Cup

• Finished second at the 2009 Balneario Camboriu Pan American Cup race and was 15th at the Pan American Championship in Oklahoma City

• Took 20th at the 2008 Mooloolaba World Cup race

• Won the 2008 La Paz ITU Pan American Cup race and was third at the Vina del Mar ITU Pan American event

• 2006 USAT under-23 national champion

• Placed second at the ITU Honolulu Continental Cup in 2006

• Was sixth at ITU Under-23 World Championship in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2006

• Took second at the at ITU Bridgeport Continental Cup in 2006

• Placed second at the ITU Rincon event in 2004.

Athletic Background: Ran cross country for FAU.

Manuel Huerta

2012-Olympian Pro Triathlete