Jimmy Sierra

Jimmy Sierra

Personal information
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1949-07-19) 19 July 1949 (age 76) Cali, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Jimmy Sierra (born 19 July 1949) is a retired Colombian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Colombia
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	59th (h)	100 m	10.88
	South American Junior Championships	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	1st	100 m	10.8
			1st	200 m	21.7
1969	South American Championships	Quito, Ecuador	7th (h)	200 m	21.8
			6th	400 m	49.0
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.2
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.0
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	13th (sf)	100 m	10.6
			4th (h)	200 m	21.9
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.8
	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	5th	100 m	10.6
			3rd	200 m	21.5
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.9
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.8
1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	18th (h)	100 m	10.66
			10th (h)	400 m	47.74 1
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	41.17
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	15th (qf)	200 m	20.87

¹Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 10.3 (1968)
• 200 metres – 21.10 (1972)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jimmy Sierra Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2017.