Rafith Rodríguez
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| Full name | Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 1, 1989 El Bagre, Antioquia, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 15 December 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Lleneres.
Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres (born 1 June 1989 in El Bagre, Antioquia) is a Colombian athlete competing predominantly in the 800 meters. His personal best in the event is 1:44.31 achieved in 2011 in Belém.
Personal bests
- 400 m: 45.62 –Trujillo, Peru, 26 November 2013
- 800 m: 1:44.31 – Belém, Brazil, 15 May 2011
- 1500 m: 3:42.75 – Santiago, Chile, 14 March 2014
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Colombia | |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th (h) | 800 m | 1:53.72 |
| 2009 | Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:55.37 A |
| 2010 | South American U23 Championships (South American Games) | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 800 m | 1:47.20 |
| 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:09.03 | |||
| Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 4th | 800 m | 1:46.97 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | 800 m | 1:48.71 | |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | 800 m | 1:51.38 |
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:09.67 | |||
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 17th (h) | 400 m | 47.20 | |
| 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.17 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.41 | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9th | 800 m | 1:58.27 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | – (sf) | 800 m | DNF |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 30th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.70 | |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.34 |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:06.25 | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 23rd (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.94 | |
| Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Perú | 1st | 400 m | 45.62 | |
| 1st | 800 m | 1:45.14 | |||
| 1st | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.43 | |||
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.39 |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 3:42.75 | |||
| 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:10.15 | |||
| Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.77 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | 800m | 1:45.74 A | |
| 3rd | 4x400m relay | 3:02.52 A | |||