Anthony Zambrano
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| Full name | Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1998 Maicao, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz (born 17 January 1998) is a Colombian sprinter. He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres, setting the new South American record of 43.93 seconds.
He was also a finalist of the 400 metres in the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Cali, Colombia. The following year he was in the final of the 400 metres at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He currently holds the national record and national record U23 in the 400 meters at 43.93 sec, which also becomes South American record U23[1] and the second best historical mark of South America in the 400 meters. He won the 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, setting the championship record. In 2019 he won the Pan American Games 400 meters in Lima, Peru.
He has qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres with a time of 44.08, finishing behind Steven Gardiner.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zambrano: 44.68 en 400, récord sudamericano u23 - ConSudAtle - Prensa". 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ canalrcn.com (29 March 2021). "Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020". Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020 (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Anthony Zambrano at World Athletics
- Anthony Zambrano at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Anthony Zambrano at Olympedia
- Anthony Zambrano at Olympics.com
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