Diego Alberto Colorado (born 31 August 1973) is a Colombian long-distance runner. He represented his country in the marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, taking 32nd place. He has won medals on the track over 10,000 metres, taking bronze at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics and silver at the 2008 CAC Championships.
In October 2011, he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, clocking a total time of 2:17:13, behind Brazil's Solonei Silva (2:16.37) and before the bronze winner, fellow Colombian Juan Carlos Cardona (2:18:20). He also won the bronze medal in the men's marathon event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clocking a total time of 2:21.48, behind Brazil's Vanderlei de Lima (2:19:08) and Canada's Bruce Deacon (2:20:35).
He was the first South American home at the 2011 Bogotá Half Marathon, taking fourth place behind East African opposition.Mutai and Chepkirui the winners in Bogotá. IAAF/Organisers (2011-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-09-21.
Personal bests 5000 m: 14:23.84 – Santander de Quilichao, Colombia, 17 November 2012 10,000 m: 29:10.75 – Santiago, Chile, 13 March 2014 Half marathon: 1:03:09 – Medellín, Colombia, 4 October 1997 Marathon: 2:16:48 – Nashville, United States, 29 April 2000
Achievements Representing 1998South American Cross Country ChampionshipsArtur Nogueira, Brazil3rd12 km38:232ndTeam - 12 km19 ptsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco67th12 km (Long race)36:55World Half Marathon ChampionshipsUster, Switzerland —Half marathonDNF2000World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVeracruz, Mexico23rdHalf marathon1:06:272001World Championships in AthleticsEdmonton, Canada32ndMarathon2:26:13Bolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador3rd5,000 m14:59.16 A2nd10,000 m31:17.36 A2002Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador4th10,000 m29:46.032003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rdMarathon2:21:482005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd10,000 m30:15.55Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1stHalf marathon1:07:18 GR A2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia4thMarathon2:30:192007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thMarathon2:20:01World Road Running ChampionshipsUdine, Italy59thHalf marathon1:04:182008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2nd10,000 m29:41.882009Bolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia1stHalf marathon1:09:25 A2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico4th10,000 m29:53.432011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico2ndMarathon2:17:132013Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru1stHalf marathon1:06:162014South American GamesSantiago, Chile3rd10,000 m29:10.752017Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2ndHalf marathon1:07:15
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