The Colombian Athletics Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Colombiano de Atletismo) is an annual track and field competition which serves as the national championship for Colombia. It is organised by Colombian Athletics Federation (FECODATLE), Colombia's national governing body for the sport of athletics. [1] The event was held for its 50th edition in 2005. Since 1992, the competition is held in conjunction with the National Games of Colombia when that competition is held, once every four years. [2]
The competition was contested on a track in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005.
The 1993 event was short at 30 km.
The 2000, 2002 and 2003 events were contested on a track.
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Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 m, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian and South American record. Mayo represented Colombia twice at the Olympic Games and three times at the World Championships in Athletics.
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