Rigoberto Calderón
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Nicaragua
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| NACAC Championships | ||
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2007 San Salvador | Javelin |
| CAC Championships | ||
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2001 Guatemala City | Javelin |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rigoberto Calderón. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
- ^ Rigoberto Calderao. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
- ^ I NACAC Senior T&F Championships Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. SIADA - Sistema de Resultados. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
External links
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- Living people
- 1970 births
- Nicaraguan male javelin throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Nicaragua
- Pan American Games competitors for Nicaragua
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Central American Games gold medalists for Nicaragua
- Central American Games medalists in athletics
- Central American Games bronze medalists for Nicaragua
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 20th-century Nicaraguan people
- 21st-century Nicaraguan people