Ronal Longa
Colombian sprinter (born 2004)
- 60 metres
- 100 metres
- 200 metres
- 4×100 metres
Medal record
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| South American Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 2023 São Paulo | 100 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South American U23 Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 2022 Cascavel | 4×100 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
 | 2022 Cascavel | 100 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South American U20 Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 Bogotá | 4×100 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 Bogotá | 100 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian national record holder over 100 metres.[1]
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]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 2022 | World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 19th (sf) | 100 m | 10.45 s |
| — | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| South American U23 Championships | Cascavel, Brazil | 3rd | 100 m | 10.30 s | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.59 s NU23R | |||
| 2023 | South American U20 Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.08 s NR, NU20R |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 s NU20R | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 8th | 100 m | 10.63 s | |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.45 s | |||
| South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 100 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 | |
References
- ^ "Ronal Longa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Longa broke the 10 second barrier in 100 m. and will go to the Olympics!". eseuro.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Ronal Longa broke a record and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics". paudal.com. 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Amazing! Ronal Longa fell below 10 seconds in the 100 meters and qualified for the Olympics". elcolombiano. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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