Patricia Rodríguez (athlete)

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Patricia Rodríguez
Personal information
NationalityColombian
Born (1970-10-25) 25 October 1970 (age 54)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1996 (27th 200m, 19th 4x100m)
World finals1995 (30th 200m, 7th 4x100m, DNF 4x400m), 1997 (33rd 200m, 11th 4x100m)
Personal best100m - 11.51, 200m - 23.13, 400m - 51.89
Updated on 25 September 2016

Patricia Libia Rodríguez Orejuela (born 25 October 1970) is a retired Colombian athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. [1] She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1995 and 1997 World Championships. In addition, she won multiple medals on regional level.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1993 South American Championships Lima, Peru 2nd100 m 12.10
1st200 m 24.2
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 6th100 m 12.11
8th200 m 24.39
2nd4 × 100 m 44.62
2nd4 × 400 m 3:36.82
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th100 m 12.03
4th200 m 23.82 w
1st4 × 100 m 44.87
1st4 × 400 m 3:35.35
South American Games Valencia, Venezuela 2nd200 m23.7
1st4 × 100 m44.98
1st4 × 400 m3:40.33
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 5th400 m 52.97
3rd4 × 100 m 44.10
3rd4 × 400 m 3:38.54
South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 3rd200 m 23.42
3rd400 m 52.95
1st4 × 400 m 3:33.37
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 30th (h)200 m 23.67
7th4 × 100 m 44.61
4 × 400 m DNF
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 8th (sf)100 m 11.63
6th200 m 23.41
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 6th200 m 24.27 1
2nd4 × 100 m 44.17
1st4 × 400 m 3:33.69
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 27th (qf)200 m 23.50
19th (h)4 × 100 m 44.16
1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd4 × 100 m44.29
World Championships Athens, Greece 33rd (h)200 m 23.45
11th (h)4 × 100 m 43.51
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 5th200 m 23.83
4 × 100 m DNF
2nd4 × 400 m 3:33.69
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 200 m DNF
2nd4 × 100 m 44.39
1999 South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 1st4 × 100 m 44.12
1st4 × 400 m 3:32.74
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 11th (h)200 m 24.33
6th4 × 400 m 3:32.87
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 5th4 × 100 m 45.13

1 Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

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