Colombia at the 2022 World Athletics Championships explained

Iaaf:COL
Flagcaption:Flag of Colombia
Year:2022
Games:World Athletics Championships
Games Link:2022 World Athletics Championships
Fedname:Colombian Athletics Federation
Website: 
Location:Eugene, United States
Competitors:14
Competitors Men:11
Competitors Women:3
Events:8
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
Previous:2019
Next:2023

Colombia competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022. The Colombian Athletics Federation had initially entered 14 athletes,[1] but ended up competing with 7 of them due to the withdrawals of 7 athletes.

Without having won any medal, Colombia ranked 73rd place in the overall placing table with one point, achieved thanks to Éider Arévalo's eighth place in the men's 35 kilometres race walk. It was the first time since Berlin 2009 that Colombia did not win a medal.[2]

Team

Originally, Colombia entered 14 athletes qualified for the World Athletics Championships;[1] however, the Colombian team was eventually reduced to 7 athletes after the withdrawals of the team for men's 4 × 400 metres relay event (conformed by Gustavo Barrios, Raúl Mena, Jhon Perlaza, Jelssin Robledo, Nicolás Salinas and Jhon Solís) and the javelin thrower Flor Ruiz, all of whom were unable to obtain a visa to enter the United States (except for Raúl Mena).[3] [4]

Other notable absences for Colombia (due to injuries) included the sprinter Anthony Zambrano and the racewalker Sandra Arenas, both silver medalists at Tokyo 2020.[5]

Results

Colombia entered 14 athletes.[1]

Men

Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Carlos San Martín3000 metres steeplechase8:48.6614colspan=2
colspan=6
Éider Arévalo20 kilometres walk1:24:3222
Éider Arévalo35 kilometres walk2:25:21 8
José Leonardo Montaña
Diego Pinzón2:34:26 28
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Field events

Women

Track events
Field events

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entry Lists by COUNTRY and EVENT (As of 7 July 2022). World Athletics. 7 July 2022. 9 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Con el top-10 de Eider Arévalo en marcha, Colombia cerró el Mundial de Atletismo. With the top-10 of Eider Arévalo in racewalking, Colombia finished the World Athletics Championship. El Espectador. Agence France-Presse. 24 July 2022. 26 July 2022. es.
  3. Web site: Las bajas confirmadas en Colombia para el Mundial de atletismo. Withdrawals confirmed in Colombia for the World Athletics Championships. RCN Radio. Zabala. Daniel. 13 July 2022. 19 July 2022. es.
  4. Web site: El mundial de Atletismo para Colombia, sin Anthony Zambrano. The World Athletics Championships for Colombia, without Anthony Zambrano. El Heraldo. Romo Mendoza. Nilson. 14 July 2022. 19 July 2022. es.
  5. Web site: Pobre representación colombiana en Mundial de Atletismo. Poor Colombian representation at the World Athletics Championships. Marca. 14 July 2022. 19 July 2022. es.