Diego Colorado

Diego Colorado
Colorado in the 2008 Rotterdam Marathon
Personal information
Full nameDiego Alberto Colorado Agudelo
Born (1973-08-31) 31 August 1973
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportMen's Athletics
Event
Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Marathon
2003 Santo Domingo Marathon
Bolivarian Games
2005 Armenia Half marathon
2009 Sucre Half marathon
2001 Ambato 10,000 m
2001 Ambato 5,000 m
South American Championships
2005 Cali 10,000 m
CAC Championships
2008 Cali 10,000 m
Updated on 1 May 2014

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.