Denzel Comenentia (born 25 November 1995) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the hammer throw and shot put. He won silver medals in the latter at the 2014 World Junior Championships and 2017 European U23 Championships.
His personal best in the hammer is 79.09 metres set in Los Angeles in 2024. This is the current national record.MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, BENJAMIN TOP PERFORMERS AT USATF LA GRAND PRIX, usatf.org His personal best in the shot put is 20.88 metres set in Knoxville in 2018.
Comenentia is blind in his right eye following an accident in a gym in 2015.Volkskrant article
International competitions Representing the 2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy16th (q)Discus throw (6 kg)53.22 m –Hammer throw (6 kg)NM2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States2ndShot put (6 kg)20.17 m11thHammer throw (6 kg)68.65 m2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia23rd (q)Shot put17.04 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2ndShot put19.86 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany22nd (q)Hammer throw70.70 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar23rd (q)Shot put20.03 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States –Hammer throwNMEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany23rd (q)Hammer throw68.89 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary29th (q)Hammer throw70.16 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy16th (q)Hammer throw73.45 mOlympic GamesParis, France14th (q)Hammer throw74.31 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan12thHammer throw74.86 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom20th (q)Hammer throw72.00 m
References
External links
Denzel Comenentia at Atletiek.nl (archived) Denzel Comenentia at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)