Javier Culson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Puerto Rican athlete and Olynpiad bronze medalist hurdler
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1984
Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
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About Javier Culson
- Javier Culson Pérez (born July 25, 1984) is a Puerto Rican athlete and Olympiad bronze medalist who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles.
- After becoming involved with the discipline in his late teen years, he entered the podium in some regional youth events, including the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
- Culson is a two-time silver medallist at the International Association of Athletics Federations's (IAAF) World Championships and an elite contender in the Samsung Diamond League, where he finished second overall in 2011.
- He has also garnished medals in events with lower profiles, including the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Ibero-American Championships.
- He currently holds the record as "the world's fastest man" in that category.
- Culson also competed at the 2012 Olympics in London winning the bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles race.
- In the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Culson made it all the way to the finals of the men's 400m hurdles only to be disqualified by a false start.
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