John Mena

Not to be confused with Jhon Mena.

John Mena

Personal information
Full name	John Jairo Mena
Born	(1968-02-23) 23 February 1968 (age 57)
Education	Universidad Central de Bogotá
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	100 metres 200 metres 400 metres

John Jairo Mena (born 23 February 1968) is a retired Colombian sprinter. ^[1] He won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the 1989 South American Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Colombia
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	8th	200 m	22.75
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.91
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	100 m	10.4
			5th (h)	200 m	21.41 1
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.87
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	7th	200 m	22.05
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	200 m	22.05
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.50
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	7th	100 m	10.98
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	8th	100 m	10.85
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.09
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	6th	100 m	10.63
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.31
	Pacific Ocean Games	Cali, Colombia	1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.81
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.65
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	26th (q)	100 m	10.81
			31st (q)	200 m	21.93

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 meters – 10.2h (Medellín 1993)

References

1. John Mena at World Athletics

External links

• John Mena at Tilastopaja (subscription required)