Isidro Montoya

Isidro Montoya
Personal information
Full name	Isidro Montoya Valencia
Born	October 3, 1990 (age 34); Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Colombia
South American Championships
	Updated on 10 December 2014

Last updated January 27, 2025

Isidro Montoya Valencia (born November 3, 1990, in Turbo, Antioquia) is a sprinter from Colombia.^[1] He competed in the 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Personal bests

100 m: 10.15 s(wind: +2.0 m/s) – Cali, 29 August 2014
200 m: 20.71 s(wind: -1.1 m/s) – Medellín, 29 April 2017

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the Colombia
2009	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.63 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			4th	200 m	21.95 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
			2nd	4×100 m relay	41.26
2010	South American Under-23 Championships / South American Games	Medellín, Colombia	1st	100 m	10.25 w(wind: +2.2 m/s)
		Medellín, Colombia	1st	4×100 m relay	39.85
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	8th	100 m	10.85 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	3rd	4×100 m relay	39.76
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	11th (h)	100 m	10.34 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	5th	4×100 m relay	39.20
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	11th (h)	100 m	10.71 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	4×100 m relay	39.88
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	7th	4×100 m relay	40.73
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	22nd (h)	100 m	10.60 (wind: -2.0 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	—	4×100 m relay	DNF
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th (h)	100 m	10.54 (wind: -1.4 m/s)
	South American U-23 Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	100 m	10.45 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
	South American U-23 Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	4×100 m relay	40.14
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	3rd	100 m	10.38 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	4×100 m relay	39.76
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	2nd	100 m	10.63 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Perú	3rd	4×100 m relay	39.86
2014	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.32 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
	Pan American Sports Festival	Ciudad de México, México	3rd	100m	10.31 A(wind: -1.3 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	5th	100m	10.33 A(wind: +0.9 m/s)
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	8th	100m	12.86 (wind: -1.1 m/s)

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References

↑ Isidro Montoya - El antioqueño fue el cupo 95 de Colombia a Londres 2012 (in Spanish), El Espectador, 11 July 2012, archived from the original on 29 May 2014, retrieved May 23, 2014

External links

Montoya Isidro at World Athletics
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isidro Montoya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25.

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