Ángela Figueroa

Ángela Figueroa

Personal information
Full name	Ángela María Figueroa Palacios
Born	June 28, 1984 Bogotá, Colombia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Event(s)	Long-distance running
Updated on 1 January 2015.

Ángela María Figueroa Palacios (born 28 June 1984 in Bogotá^[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.

Personal bests

• 3000 m: 9:43.02– Cáceres, Spain, 30 June 2010
• 5000 m: 16:08.43 – Walnut, California, United States 19 April 2013
• 10,000 m: 34:22.45 – Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 June 2011
• 3000 m steeplechase: 9:42.71– Río de Janeiro, Brazil 20 May 2012

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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, Perú	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, México	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

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Angela Figueroa (in Spanish), colombia.com, retrieved May 9, 2014
3. Ángela Figueroa profile at IAAF
4. Biografía - General - FIGUEROA PALACIOS Angela Maria - Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved May 8, 2014