Diego Colorado

Diego Alberto Colorado (born 31 August 1973 in Jardín, Antioquia)[1][2] is a male long-distance runner from Colombia. He represented his country in the marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, taking 32nd place. He has won medals on the track over 10,000 metres, taking bronze at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics and silver at the 2008 CAC Championships.

Diego Colorado
Personal information
Full nameDiego Alberto Colorado Agudelo
Born (1973-08-31) August 31, 1973
Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMen's Athletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraMarathon
2003 Santo DomingoMarathon
Bolivarian Games
2005 Armenia Half marathon
2009 Sucre Half marathon
2001 Ambato 10,000 m
2001 Ambato 5,000 m
South American Championships
2005 Cali10,000 m
CAC Championships
2008 Cali10,000 m
Updated on 1 May 2014.

In October 2011, he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, clocking a total time of 2:17:13, behind Brazil's Solonei Silva (2:16.37) and before the bronze winner, fellow Colombian Juan Carlos Cardona (2:18:20). He also won the bronze medal in the men's marathon event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clocking a total time of 2:21.48, behind Brazil's Vanderlei de Lima (2:19:08) and Canada's Bruce Deacon (2:20:35).

He was the first South American home at the 2011 Bogota Half Marathon, taking fourth place behind East African opposition.[3]

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Colombia
1998 South American Cross Country Championships Artur Nogueira, Brazil 3rd 12 km 38:23
2nd Team - 12 km 19 pts
World Cross Country Championships Marrakech, Morocco 67th 12 km (Long race) 36:55
World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland — Half marathon DNF
2000 World Half Marathon Championships Veracruz, México 23rd Half marathon 1:06:27
2001 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada 32nd Marathon 2:26:13
Bolivarian Games Ambato, Ecuador 3rd 5,000 m 14:59.16 A
2nd 10,000 m 31:17.36 A
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 10,000 m 29:46.03
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 3rd Marathon 2:21:48
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 3rd 10,000 m 30:15.55
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 1st Half marathon 1:07:18 GR A
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th Marathon 2:30:19
2007 Pan American Games Río de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Marathon 2:20:01
World Road Running Championships Udine, Italy 59th Half marathon 1:04:18
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd 10,000 m 29:41.88
2009 Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 1st Half marathon 1:09:25 A
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th 10,000 m 29:53.43
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 2nd Marathon 2:17:13
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Perú 1st Half marathon 1:06:16
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd 10,000 m 29:10.75

References
  1. Biografía - General - COLORADO AGUDELO Diego Alberto - Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved May 1, 2014
  2. Diego Colorado sigue dando pelea (in Spanish), ColombiaSports.net, October 10, 2012, archived from the original on May 2, 2014, retrieved May 1, 2014
  3. Mutai and Chepkirui the winners in Bogota. IAAF/Organisers (2011-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-09-21.


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