Ronal Longa

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Ronal Longa
Personal information
Full nameRonal Longa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 21)
Sport
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Sport Athletics
Events
ClubLiga de Bogotá
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 metres: 6.65 (2025)
  • 100 metres: 9.96 AU23R , NR (2025)
  • 200 metres: 20.51 (2025)
  • 4×100 metres: 38.99 AU23R (2025)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Men's athletics
Event1st2nd3rd
South American Championships 030
Junior Pan American Games 111
South American U23 Championships 101
South American U20 Championships 110
Total352
South American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 São Paulo 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Mar del Plata 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Mar del Plata 200 m
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Asunción 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Asunción 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Asunción 200 m
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cascavel 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Cascavel 100 m
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bogotá 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Bogotá100 m

Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres. [1]

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Career

Longa became only the fifth junior athlete to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, and set a new national senior record time of 9.99 seconds to win the bronze medal at the South American Athletics Championships, in São Paulo in July 2023. [2] [3] [4]

Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat. [5]

He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 19th (sf)100 m 10.45 s
—4 × 100 m relay DQ
South American U23 Championships Cascavel, Brazil 3rd100 m 10.30 s
1st4 × 100 m relay 39.59 s NU23R
2023 South American U20 Championships Bogotá, Colombia2nd100 m10.08 s NR , NU20R
1st4 × 100 m relay39.77 s NU20R
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 8th100 m 10.63 s
4th4 × 100 m relay 39.45 s
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil2nd100 m 9.99 s AU23R , AU20R , NR
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 54th (h)100 m 11.31 s
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile —100 m DQ
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 46th (h)100 m 10.29 s
2025 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd100 m 10.04 s
2nd200 m 20.56 s
Junior Pan American Games (U23) Asunción, Paraguay 2nd100 m 10.07 s
3rd200 m 20.51 s
1st4 × 100 m relay 38.99 s JPR, AU23R
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (sf)100 m 10.23 s

References

  1. ↑ "Ronal Longa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Longa broke the 10 second barrier in 100 m. and will go to the Olympics!". eseuro.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ronal Longa broke a record and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics". paudal.com. 29 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Amazing! Ronal Longa fell below 10 seconds in the 100 meters and qualified for the Olympics". elcolombiano. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.


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