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

Competition record

Representing
2003South American Junior ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador7th1500 m4:40.1
bgcolor=silver2nd3000 m s'chase10:46.24
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados3rd3000 m10:06.95
3rd2000 m s'chase6:51.31
2004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela5th1500m4:44.36
3rd3000m steeplechase10:39.12
2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia5th1500 m4:38.65
4th3000 m s'chase10:52.06
Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia3rd1500 m4:38.42
bgcolor=silver2nd3000 m steeplechase10:41.93
2006South American U23 Championships /
South American Games
Buenos Aires, Argentinabgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase10:29.35
2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazilbgcolor=silver2nd3000 m s'chase10:13.88
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th3000 m steeplechase10:14.92
2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique3rd3000 m s'chase10:02.13
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase10:18.23
2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru5000 mDNF
bgcolor=silver2nd3000 m s'chase9:54.83
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cubabgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase10:03.44
Bolivarian GamesSucre, Boliviabgcolor=gold1st3000 m steeplechase11:06.48
2010South American Cross Country ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuadorbgcolor=silver2nd8 km27:17.2
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain5th3000 m s'chase10:11.77
Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Ricobgcolor=silver2nd3000 m s'chase10:18.28
2011South American Cross Country ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay5th8 km28:03.5
South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina6th10,000 m34:22.45
bgcolor=gold1st3000 m s'chase9:57.13
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea27th (h)3000 m s'chase10:06.00
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexicobgcolorsilver2nd3000 m s'chase10:10.14
2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela6th5000 m16:42.94
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom43rd (h)3000 m s'chase10:25.60
2013Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Perubgcolor=silver2nd3000 m steeplechase10:01.93
2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile4th5000 m16:22.28
bgcolor=silver2nd3000 m s'chase10:07.02
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil8th3000 m s'chase10:29.83
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico5th5000m16:38.47 A
bgcolor=gold1st3000m steeplechase10:05.25 A
2015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru4th3000 m s'chase10:01.3
2017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay3rd5000 m16:30.59
4th10,000 m35:10.29
Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia5th10,000 m34:56.07

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 .