Noraldo Palacios

Noraldo Palacios

Personal information
Full name	Noraldo Palacios Rivas
Born	(1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Men's Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Colombia Bolivarian Games Gold 2005 Armenia Javelin throw Gold 2001 Ambato Javelin throw Silver 2009 Sucre Javelin throw

Noraldo Palacios Rivas (born 8 July 1980 in Turbo, Antioquia) is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja.^[1]

He won bronze medals at the 2005 South American Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and silver medals at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2003 South American Championships.

In 2009 he was found guilty of betamethasone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 May 2008 in an in-of-competition test in São Paulo. He received a suspension from June 2008 to December 2008, meaning that he had already served the time.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
2001	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	1st	Javelin	73.40 m A
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	Javelin	75.11 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	9th	Javelin	69.09 m
	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	Javelin	76.81 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	73.54 m
	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	1st	Javelin	77.37 m GR A
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	3rd	Javelin	74.10 m
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	1st	Javelin	79.09 m
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	Javelin	71.14 m
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	Javelin	77.20 m
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	Javelin	77.87 m
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	2nd	Javelin	71.64 m A

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