Patricia Rodríguez (athlete)

Patricia Libia Rodríguez Orejuela (born 25 October 1970) is a retired Colombian athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.[1] She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1995 and 1997 World Championships. In addition, she won multiple medals on regional level.

Patricia Rodríguez

Personal information
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1970-10-25) October 25, 1970
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprints
Achievements and titles
World finals	1995 (30th 200m, 7th 4x100m, DNF 4x400m), 1997 (33rd 200m, 11th 4x100m)
Olympic finals	1996 (27th 200m, 19th 4x100m)
Personal best(s)	100m - 11.51, 200m - 23.13, 400m - 51.89
Updated on 25 September 2016.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Orejuela.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	100 m	12.10
			1st	200 m	24.2
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	4×100 m relay	44.62
			2nd	4×400 m relay	3:36.82
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	100 m	12.03 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
			4th	200 m	23.82 w (wind: +4.4 m/s)
			1st	4x100 m	44.87
			1st	4x400 m	3:35.35
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	2nd	200 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	400 m	52.97
			3rd	4x100 m	44.10
			3rd	4x400 m	3:38.54
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	200 m	23.42
			3rd	400 m	52.95
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	30th (h)	200 m	23.67
			7th	4x100 m	44.61
			–	4x400 m	DNF
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	8th (sf)	100 m	11.63
			6th	200 m	23.41
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	6th	200 m	24.27^1
			2nd	4x100 m	44.17
			1st	4x400 m	3:33.69
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	27th (qf)	200 m	23.50
			19th (h)	4x100 m	44.16
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	33rd (h)	200 m	23.45
			11th (h)	4x100 m	43.51
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	200 m	23.83
			–	4x100 m	DNF
			2nd	4x400 m	3:33.69
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	4x100 m	44.39
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	4x100 m	44.12
			1st	4x400 m	3:32.74
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	11th (h)	200 m	24.33
			6th	4 × 400 m	3:32.87
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	5th	4x100 m	45.13

¹ Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.51 (-1.1 m/s) (Medellín 1997)
• 200 metres – 23.13 (+0.1 m/s) (Atlanta 1996)
• 400 metres – 51.89 (Edwardsville 2003)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 25.57 (Chapel Hill 2002)
• 400 metres – 53.83 (Boston 2003)

References

1. Patricia Rodríguez at World Athletics