Pedro Grajales

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Pedro Grajales
Personal information
Full namePedro Antonio Grajales Escobar
NationalityColombian
Born (1940-06-14) 14 June 1940 (age 85)
Cali, Colombia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event200 metres

Pedro Antonio Grajales Escobar (born 14 June 1940) is a retired Colombian sprinter. He competed in the 200 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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An athletics stadium in Cali, Estadio de Atletismo Pedro Grajales, is named in his honour. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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1961 Bolivarian Games Barranquilla, Colombia 5th200 m22.5
2nd400 m49.9
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:26.0
1963 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd4 × 100 m relay41.2
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 24th (qf)200 m 21.7
26th (qf)400 m 47.8
1965 South American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd400 m47.5
3rd4 × 100 m relay41.6
Bolivarian Games Quito, Ecuador 1st200 m20.9
1st400 m46.9
1st4 × 100 m relay40.8
1st4 × 400 m relay3:09.4
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 4th200 m 21.3
7th400 m 47.00
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.92
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:10.41
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st200 m20.9
1st400 m46.4
1st4 × 100 m relay41.1
1st4 × 100 m relay3:14.7
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 24th (qf)200 m 21.05
26th (qf)400 m 46.53
1969 South American Championships Quito, Ecuador 4th100 m 10.8
1st4 × 100 m relay 40.2
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:16.0
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 9th (sf)200 m 21.6
5th400 m 47.5
2nd4 × 100 m relay 40.8
Bolivarian Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 7th400 m49.3
3rd4 × 100 m relay40.9
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:08.8
1971 Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 3rd (h)200 m 21.8
12th (h)400 m 48.06
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 41.17
8th4 × 400 m relay 3:09.5

Personal bests

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pedro Grajales Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. "Estadio de Atletismo Pedro Grajales". 2015.paranacionales.gov.co. Retrieved 13 July 2025.