Rigoberto Calderón Explained

Rigoberto Calderón (born 21 April 1970) is a Nicaraguan former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best was, set in 1997. He represented his country at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.^[1]

He was twice a silver medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Manuel Fuenmayor both times.^{[2] [3]} He was also a bronze medallist at the inaugural 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.^[4]

He competed for Nicaragua at the 1995 Summer Universiade, 2003 Pan American Games, two editions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, and five editions of the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Calderón was highly successful at regional level, taking six consecutive gold medals at the Central American Games from 1990 to 2010 and setting a Games record of 71.00 m. He was also four-time champion at the Central American Championships in Athletics.

International competitions

1990	Central American Games	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	bgcolor=gold	1st	64.84 m
	CAC Games	Mexico City, Mexico	10th	59.24 m
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	15th	59.62 m
	Central American Championships	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	bgcolor=gold	1st	64.68 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	61.08 m
1993	CAC Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	5th	63.72 m
1994	Central American Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	bgcolor=gold	1st	68.14 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	8th
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	7th	69.58 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	21st (q)	62.48 m
1997	Central American Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	bgcolor=gold	1st	71.00 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	20th (q)	67.92 m
1998	CAC Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	6th	69.41 m
2001	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=gold	1st	68.69 m
	CAC Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=silver	2nd	67.00 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	8th	66.05 m
2003	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=gold	1st	68.14 m
	CAC Championships	St. George's, Grenada	bgcolor=silver	2nd	67.50 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	10th	66.98 m
2004	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=gold	1st	70.29 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	10th	60.16 m
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	bgcolor=silver	2nd	62.19 m
2006	Central American Games	Managua, Nicaragua	bgcolor=gold	1st	66.64 m
	CAC Games	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	65.91 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	7th	66.93 m
2007	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	bgcolor=gold	1st	65.87 m
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	66.50 m
2008	Central American Championships	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	bgcolor=silver	2nd	60.74 m
2009	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	bgcolor=gold	1st	65.42 m
	CAC Championships	Havana, Cuba	8th	64.76 m
2010	Central American Games	Panama City, Panama	bgcolor=gold	1st	61.91 m
	CAC Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	9th	63.34 m
2013	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	60.20 m

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/nicaragua/rigoberto-calderon-8528 Rigoberto Calderón
2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacc.htm Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)
3. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/60033 Rigoberto Calderao
4. http://siada.revsys.net/detalle_evento.php?idevento=9&idioma=B&order=2 I NACAC Senior T&F Championships