Rigoberto Calderón

Rigoberto Calderón
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nicaragua
NACAC Championships
2007 San Salvador Javelin
CAC Championships
2001 Guatemala City Javelin
2003 St. George's Javelin

Rigoberto Calderón (born 21 April 1970) is a Nicaraguan former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best was 71.62 m (234 ft 11 1⁄2 in), set in 1997. He represented his country at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.[1]

He was twice a silver medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Manuel Fuenmayor both times.[2][3] He was also a bronze medallist at the inaugural 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.[4]

He competed for Nicaragua at the 1995 Summer Universiade, 2003 Pan American Games, two editions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, and five editions of the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Calderón was highly successful at regional level, taking six consecutive gold medals at the Central American Games from 1990 to 2010 and setting a Games record of 71.00 m. He was also four-time champion at the Central American Championships in Athletics.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1990 Central American Games Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st 64.84 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 14th 61.08 m
1994 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 68.14 m
Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 8th 65.14 m
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 21st (q) 62.48 m
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1st 71.00 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 20th (q) 67.92 m
2001 Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 68.69 m
CAC Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd 67.00 m
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 8th 66.05 m
2003 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 68.14 m
CAC Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 67.50 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 10th 66.98 m
2004 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 70.29 m CR
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 10th 60.16 m
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 62.19 m
2006 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st 66.64 m
CAC Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th 65.91 m
Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 7th 66.93 m
2007 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 65.87 m
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 66.50 m
2008 Central American Championships San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2nd 60.74 m
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 65.42 m
CAC Championships Havana, Cuba 8th 64.76 m
2010 Central American Games Panama City, Panama 1st 61.91 m
CAC Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 9th 63.34 m
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 3rd 60.20 m

References

  1. ↑ Rigoberto Calderón. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  2. ↑ Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  3. ↑ Rigoberto Calderao. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  4. ↑ I NACAC Senior T&F Championships. SIADA - Sistema de Resultados. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
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