Diego Colorado Explained

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Diego Colorado
Fullname:Diego Alberto Colorado Agudelo
Birth Date:31 August 1973
Birth Place:Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia
Height:1.71m (05.61feet)
Weight:57kg (126lb)
Country:
Sport:Men's Athletics
Event:Long-distance running
Updated:1 May 2014

Diego Alberto Colorado (born 31 August 1973 in Jardín, Antioquia) 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.

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 Bogotá Half Marathon, taking fourth place behind East African opposition.[1]

Personal bests

Achievements

Representing
1998South American Cross Country ChampionshipsArtur Nogueira, Brazil3rd12 km38:23
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam - 12 km19 pts
World Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco67th12 km (Long race)36:55
World Half Marathon ChampionshipsUster, SwitzerlandHalf marathonDNF
2000World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVeracruz, México23rdHalf marathon1:06:27
2001World Championships in AthleticsEdmonton, Canada32ndMarathon2:26:13
Bolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador3rd5,000 m14:59.16 A
bgcolor=silver2nd10,000 m31:17.36 A
2002Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador4th10,000 m29:46.03
2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rdMarathon2:21:48
2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd10,000 m30:15.55
Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombiabgcolor=gold1stHalf marathon1:07:18 GR A
2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia4thMarathon2:30:19
2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thMarathon2:20:01
World Road Running ChampionshipsUdine, Italy59thHalf marathon1:04:18
2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd10,000 m29:41.88
2009Bolivarian GamesSucre, Boliviabgcolor=gold1stHalf marathon1:09:25 A
2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico4th10,000 m29:53.43
2011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Méxicobgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:17:13
2013Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Perúbgcolor=gold1stHalf marathon1:06:16
2014South American GamesSantiago, Chile3rd10,000 m29:10.75
2017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombiabgcolor=silver2ndHalf marathon1:07:15

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=61041.html Mutai and Chepkirui the winners in Bogota