Ángela Figueroa
Personal information | |
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Full name | Ángela María Figueroa Palacios |
Born |
Bogotá, Colombia | June 28, 1984
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Colombia |
Event(s) | Long-distance running |
Updated on 1 January 2015. |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.
Ángela María Figueroa Palacios (born 28 June 1984 in Bogotá[1][2]) is a Colombian athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3][4] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 43rd overall.
Personal bests
- 3000 m: 9:43.02– Cáceres, 30 June 2010
- 5000 m: 16:08.43 – Walnut, California, 19 April 2013
- 10,000 m: 34:22.45 – Buenos Aires, 5 June 2011
- 3000 m steeplechase: 9:42.71– Río de Janeiro, 20 May 2012
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Colombia | |||||
2003 | South American Junior Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 7th | 1500 m | 4:40.1 |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:46.24 | |||
Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 3000 m | 10:06.95 | |
3rd | 2000 m s'chase | 6:51.31 | |||
2004 | South American U23 Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 1500m | 4:44.36 |
3rd | 3000m steeplechase | 10:39.12 | |||
2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | 1500 m | 4:38.65 |
4th | 3000 m s'chase | 10:52.06 | |||
Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:38.42 | |
2nd | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:41.93 | |||
2006 | South American U23 Championships / South American Games |
Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:29.35 |
2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:13.88 |
Pan American Games | Río de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:14.92 | |
2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:02.13 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:18.23 | |
2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | – | 5000 m | DNF |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:54.83 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:03.44 | |
Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 11:06.48 | |
2010 | South American Cross Country Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 2nd | 8 km | 27:17.2 |
Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 10:11.77 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:18.28 | |
2011 | South American Cross Country Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 5th | 8 km | 28:03.5 |
South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th | 10,000 m | 34:22.45 | |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:57.13 | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 27th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 10:06.00 | |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:10.14 | |
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 6th | 5000 m | 16:42.94 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 43rd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 10:25.60 | |
2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Perú | 2nd | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:01.93 |
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 4th | 5000 m | 16:22.28 |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:07.02 | |||
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 8th | 3000 m s'chase | 10:29.83 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 5th | 5000m | 16:38.47 A | |
1st | 3000m steeplechase | 10:05.25 A |
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference profile
- ↑ Angela Figueroa (in Spanish), colombia.com, retrieved May 9, 2014
- ↑ Ángela Figueroa profile at IAAF
- ↑ Biografía - General - FIGUEROA PALACIOS Angela Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved May 8, 2014