Ángela Figueroa Explained

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Ángela Figueroa
Fullname:	Ángela María Figueroa Palacios
Birth Date:	28 June 1984
Birth Place:	Bogotá, Colombia
Height:	1.63 m
Weight:	51 kg
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long-distance running
Updated:	1 January 2015

Ángela María Figueroa Palacios (born 28 June 1984 in Bogotá), known as Ángela Figueroa,^[1] is a Colombian athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 43rd overall.

Personal bests

• 3000 m: 9:43.02– Cáceres, Spain, 30 June 2010
• 5000 m: 16:08.43 – Walnut, California, United States 19 April 2013
• 10,000 m: 34:22.45 – Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 June 2011
• 3000 m steeplechase: 9:42.71– Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20 May 2012

Competition record

Representing
2003	South American Junior Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	7th	1500 m	4:40.1
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:46.24
	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	3000 m	10:06.95
			3rd	2000 m s'chase	6:51.31
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	5th	1500m	4:44.36
			3rd	3000m steeplechase	10:39.12
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	5th	1500 m	4:38.65
			4th	3000 m s'chase	10:52.06
	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	3rd	1500 m	4:38.42
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m steeplechase	10:41.93
2006	South American U23 Championships / South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	10:29.35
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:13.88
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	3000 m steeplechase	10:14.92
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique	3rd	3000 m s'chase	10:02.13
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	10:18.23
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	–	5000 m	DNF
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	9:54.83
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	10:03.44
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m steeplechase	11:06.48
2010	South American Cross Country Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	bgcolor=silver	2nd	8 km	27:17.2
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	5th	3000 m s'chase	10:11.77
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:18.28
2011	South American Cross Country Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	5th	8 km	28:03.5
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	6th	10,000 m	34:22.45
			bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	9:57.13
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	27th (h)	3000 m s'chase	10:06.00
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	bgcolorsilver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:10.14
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	6th	5000 m	16:42.94
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	43rd (h)	3000 m s'chase	10:25.60
2013	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m steeplechase	10:01.93
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	4th	5000 m	16:22.28
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	10:07.02
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	8th	3000 m s'chase	10:29.83
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	5th	5000m	16:38.47 A
			bgcolor=gold	1st	3000m steeplechase	10:05.25 A
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	4th	3000 m s'chase	10:01.3
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	5000 m	16:30.59
			4th	10,000 m	35:10.29
	Bolivarian Games	Santa Marta, Colombia	5th	10,000 m	34:56.07

Notes and References

1. Ángela Figueroa. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/angela-figueroa-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .