Diego Palomeque
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| Full name | Diego Armando Palomeque Echavarría | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 December 1993 Apartadó, Antioquia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 m: 10.45 (Medellín 2011) 200 m: 20.94 (Medellín 2011) 400 m: 45.62 NJR (Medellín 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 11 December 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palomeque and the second or maternal family name is Echavarría.
Diego Armando Palomeque Echavarría (born 5 December 1993 in Apartadó, Antioquia)[1] is a Colombian sprinter.
Career
He tied Aldemir da Silva Junior for the 200 metres title at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics.[2]
On 28 April 2012, Palomeque broke the Colombian National Junior Record in the 400 metres with 45.62, thereby also meeting the 'B'-Standard to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] He was initially suspended and later excluded from the games after testing positive for exogenous testosterone.[4] He was banned for two years between 12.08.2012 and 11.08.2014.[5]
Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.22 s A (wind: +1.6 m/s) – Medellín, 9 May 2016
- 200 m: 20.50 s A (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Cali, 21 November 2015
- 400 m: 45.25 s A– Medellín, 30 April 2016
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Colombia | |||||
| 2010 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 400 m | 47.89 s |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.67 |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 4th | 400m | 48.30 | |
| South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 100m | 10.45 A (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 1st | 200m | 20.94 A (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.08 A | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.71 A | |||
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 400m | 46.52 |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 30th (h) | 400m | 47.55 | |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 8th | 100m | 10.51 A (wind: -1.3 m/s) |
| 9th (h) | 200m | 21.09 A (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |||
| South American Under-23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | 200m | 21.02 (wind: +1.4 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.95 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 3rd (h) | 100m | 10.45 A (wind: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.52 A | |||
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 100m | 10.40 (wind: -1.1 m/s) |
| 2nd | 200m | 21.15 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.80 | |||
References
- ↑ HOJA DE VIDA (PDF) (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Colombiano, retrieved May 17, 2013
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=62632
- ↑ "Diego Palomeque se clasifico a Juegos Olimpicos". Hora 13 Noticias (in Spanish). 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "IOC DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DECISION REGARDING DIEGO PALOMEQUE ECHAVARRIA" (PDF). IOC. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Diego Armando Palomeque - Colombia, Tilastopaja Oy, Littoinen, Finland, retrieved December 11, 2014
External links
- Diego Palomeque profile at IAAF
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