James Rendón

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James Rendón
Personal information
Full nameJames Aurelio Rendón Villegas
Born (1985-04-07) April 7, 1985 (age 38)
Fresno, Tolima, Colombia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
SportAthletics
Event(s) 20 km race walk
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 20 km
Updated on 25 December 2014.

James Aurelio Rendón Villegas (born April 7, 1985 in Fresno, Tolima) is a male race walker from Colombia. He represented his country in the 20 km walk at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the 2012 London Olympics. [1]

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He was the runner-up in the 20 km race at the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships, finishing behind Caio Bonfim. [2]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Road walk
10 km44:33 min A Moniquirá, Colombia7 March 2004
20 km1:21:40 hrs A Cali, Colombia27 November 2008
50 km3:47:41 hrs A Valley Cottage, United States14 September 2014
Track walk
10,000 m42:38.5 min A (ht) Bogotá, Colombia8 October 2011
20,000 m1:21:13.6 hrs (ht) Buenos Aires, Argentina5 June 2011

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2002 South American Race Walking Championships Puerto Saavedra, Chile 7thYouth 10 km 50:05
South American Youth Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd10,000m47:08.38
2004 South American Race Walking Championships Los Ángeles, Bío Bío, Chile Junior 10 km DQ
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 36thJunior 10 km 46:23
2006 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd20 km 1:28:20
1stTeam (20 km) 9 pts
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 35th20 km 1:25:09
11thTeam (20 km) 130 pts
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia 20,000m DQ
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games
Buenos Aires, Argentina1st20 km 1:28:05
2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup Balneário Camboriú, Brazil 7th20 km 1:32:35
1stTeam (20 km) 13 pts
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil1st20,000m 1:24:25.4
2008 South American Race Walking Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 3rd20 km 1:27:07 A
1stTeam (20 km) 10 pts
World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 24th20 km 1:22:34
9thTeam (20 km) 88 pts
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia1st20,000m 1:25:22.67 A
Olympic Games Beijing, China 31st20 km 1:24:41
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador2nd20 km 1:23:21
2ndTeam (20 km) 14 pts
South American Championships Lima, Peru20,000m DQ
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia 20 km DQ
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina5th20,000m 1:21:13.6
World Championships Daegu, South Korea19th20 km 1:24:08
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico2nd20 km 1:22.46
2012 South American Race Walking Championships Salinas, Ecuador 2nd20 km 1:24:05.4
World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 30th20 km 1:23:43
8thTeam (20 km) 92 pts
Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela1st20,000m 1:26:12.03
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 28th20 km 1:22:54
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 9th20 km 1:28:05 A
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil20,000m DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 50 km DNF
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 3rd50 km 3:50:47
2ndTeam (50 km) 27 pts
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia50 km DNF

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References

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  2. Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20). Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.