Colombian sprinter (born 1993)
Diego Palomeque
Palomeque (right) in 2019
Full name Diego Armando Palomeque Echavarría Nationality Colombia Born (1993-12-05 ) 5 December 1993 (age 31) Apartadó , Antioquia Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 67 kg (148 lb) Sport Athletics Event Sprints Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.11 (Asunción 2017)200 m: 20.32 (Medellín 2017)400 m: 45.25 (Medellín 2016)Updated on 8 July 2024
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname 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]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics .[ 6]
Personal bests 100 m: 10.11 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Asunción , 23 June 2017
200 m: 20.32 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) – Medellín , 11 June 2017
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
2011
South American Championships
Buenos Aires , Argentina
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:09.67
Pan American Junior Championships
Miramar, Florida , United States
4th
400 m
48.30
South American Junior Championships
Medellín , Colombia
2nd
100 m
10.45 A (0.0 m/s)
1st
200 m
20.94 A (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
400 m
46.52
World Junior Championships
Barcelona, Spain
30th (h)
400 m
47.55
2014
Pan American Sports Festival
Ciudad de México , México
8th
100 m
10.51 A (-1.3 m/s)
9th (h)
200 m
21.09 A (-0.6 m/s)
South American Under-23 Championships
Montevideo , Uruguay
3rd
200 m
21.02 (+1.4 m/s)
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:11.95
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa , México
3rd (h)
100 m
10.45 A (-0.7 m/s)
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.52 A
2015
South American Championships
Lima , Peru
1st
100m
10.40 (-1.1 m/s)
2nd
200m
21.15 (0.0 m/s)
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
40.80
2017
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
41st (h)
100 m
10.45
12th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.68
Bolivarian Games
Santa Marta, Colombia
2nd
100 m
10.31
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
39.58
2018
South American Games
Cochabamba, Bolivia
7th
100 m
10.39
–
200 m
DNF
1st
4 × 100 m relay
38.97
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.78
Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla, Colombia
10th (h)
100 m
10.31 1
6th
4 × 100 m relay
39.17
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.35
2019
World Relays
Yokohama, Japan
8th (B)
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.52
South American Championships
Lima, Peru
3rd
100 m
10.47
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
39.94
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:04.04
Pan American Games
Lima, Peru
21st (h)
100 m
10.65
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.41
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
4th
4 × 400 m relay
2:59.50
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
13th (h)
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.20
1 Did not start in the semifinals
References
External links
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA )
1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA )
1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI )
1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA )
1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA )
1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA )
1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA )
1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA )
1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA )
1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA )
1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB )
1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB )
1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM )
2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM )
2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH )
2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB )
2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO )
2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL )
2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )