Armando Padilla

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Armando Padilla
Personal information
NationalityNicaraguan
Born (1956-08-27) 27 August 1956 (age 68)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Armando Padilla (born 27 August 1956) is a Nicaraguan sprinter. [1] He competed in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Career

In August 1975, Padilla set the Nicaraguan 100 m record at the 1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, running 10.6 seconds hand-timed. [3] Also in 1975, Padilla set his 200 m personal best of 22.0 seconds. [1]

Padilla was seeded in the 2nd heat of the 100 metres at the 1976 Olympics. He finished 8th, running 11.52 seconds and failing to advance. [4] [5]

He was also entered in the 200 metres, seeded in the 1st heat. He ran 23.07 seconds to place 4th, advancing as a place-based qualifier to the quarter-finals. His achievement of qualifying from the heats to the quarter-finals was called the greatest achievement of a Nicaraguan runner. [6] His performance was said to have been aided by the withdrawal of three African competitors in his heat. [7] [8]

In the quarter-finals later that day, Padilla improved upon his time to run 22.74 seconds, but only finished 7th and did not advance to the semi-finals. [9]

As of 2024, Padilla is one of only three Nicaraguan athletes to have advanced to the second round at any Olympic games, along with Yeykell Romero in 2021 and María Alejandra Carmona in 2024. [10]

Personal life

Padilla lived in the United States for several years. He was considered a strong candidate for the Nicaraguan Sports Hall of Fame due to his 1976 performance. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Armando Padilla at Olympedia OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armando Padilla Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Joven rivense es el corredor más rápido de Nicaragua". vivanicaragua.com.ni (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Armando Padilla at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  5. ↑ Armando Padilla at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "MONTREAL 1976: PADILLA CLASIFICO!". con.org.ni (in Spanish).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ Edgar Tijerino. "Dos Opciones Malogradas, no se puede usar Ni Obregón, Ni Martínez". edgartijerino.com (in Spanish).
  8. ↑ "Ni vélez, ni Obregón en Munich y Montreal". laprensani.com (in Spanish).
  9. 1 2 "Juegos Olimpicos: Montreal 1976". con.org.ni (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Entérate cómo reaccionaron los atletas olímpicos de ..." graficosdeportivos.com (in Spanish).


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