Ángela Figueroa

Ángela María Figueroa Palacios (born 28 June 1984 in Bogotá), known as Ángela Figueroa,[1][2] is a Colombian athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3][4] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 43rd overall.

Ángela Figueroa
Personal information
Full nameÁngela María Figueroa Palacios
Born (1984-06-28) June 28, 1984
Bogotá, Colombia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Updated on 1 January 2015.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueroa and the second or maternal family name is Palacios.

Personal bests

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Colombia
2003 South American Junior Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 7th 1500 m 4:40.1
2nd 3000 m s'chase 10:46.24
Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 3000 m 10:06.95
3rd 2000 m s'chase 6:51.31
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 5th 1500m 4:44.36
3rd 3000m steeplechase 10:39.12
2005 South American Championships Cali, Colombia 5th 1500 m 4:38.65
4th 3000 m s'chase 10:52.06
Bolivarian Games Armenia, Colombia 3rd 1500 m 4:38.42
2nd 3000 m steeplechase 10:41.93
2006 South American U23 Championships /
South American Games		 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 3000 m s'chase 10:29.35
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 3000 m s'chase 10:13.88
Pan American Games Río de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 3000 m steeplechase 10:14.92
2008 Ibero-American Championships Iquique 3rd 3000 m s'chase 10:02.13
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 3000 m s'chase 10:18.23
2009 South American Championships Lima, Peru – 5000 m DNF
2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:54.83
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 3000 m s'chase 10:03.44
Bolivarian Games Sucre, Bolivia 1st 3000 m steeplechase 11:06.48
2010 South American Cross Country Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 2nd 8 km 27:17.2
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th 3000 m s'chase 10:11.77
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 3000 m s'chase 10:18.28
2011 South American Cross Country Championships Asunción, Paraguay 5th 8 km 28:03.5
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 6th 10,000 m 34:22.45
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:57.13
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 27th (h) 3000 m s'chase 10:06.00
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 3000 m s'chase 10:10.14
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 6th 5000 m 16:42.94
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 43rd (h) 3000 m s'chase 10:25.60
2013 Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 2nd 3000 m steeplechase 10:01.93
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 4th 5000 m 16:22.28
2nd 3000 m s'chase 10:07.02
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 8th 3000 m s'chase 10:29.83
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 5th 5000m 16:38.47 A
1st 3000m steeplechase 10:05.25 A
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th 3000 m s'chase 10:01.3
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 5000 m 16:30.59
4th 10,000 m 35:10.29

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ángela Figueroa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Angela Figueroa (in Spanish), colombia.com, retrieved May 9, 2014
  3. Ángela Figueroa at World Athletics
  4. Biografía - General - FIGUEROA PALACIOS Angela Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), archived from the original on March 19, 2014, retrieved May 8, 2014
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