Diego Colorado

{{short description|Colombian long-distance runner}}

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| fullname = Diego Alberto Colorado Agudelo

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|08|31}}

| birth_place = Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia

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| height = {{convert|1.71|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|57|kg|abbr=on}}

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| sport = Men's Athletics

| event = Long-distance running

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|Marathon}}

{{MedalBronze| 2003 Santo Domingo|Marathon}}

{{MedalCompetition|Bolivarian Games}}

{{MedalGold |2005 Armenia | Half marathon}}

{{MedalGold |2009 Sucre | Half marathon}}

{{MedalSilver |2001 Ambato | 10,000 m}}

{{MedalBronze |2001 Ambato | 5,000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|South American Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2005 Cali|10,000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|CAC Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2008 Cali|10,000 m}}

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Diego Alberto Colorado (born 31 August 1973 in Jardín, Antioquia)

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| title = Biografía - General - COLORADO AGUDELO Diego Alberto - Colombia

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| accessdate = May 1, 2014

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{{Citation

| date = October 10, 2012

| title = Diego Colorado sigue dando pelea

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}} is a male long-distance runner from Colombia. He represented his country in the marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, taking 32nd place. He has won medals on the track over 10,000 metres, taking bronze at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics and silver at the 2008 CAC Championships.

In October 2011, he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, clocking a total time of 2:17:13, behind Brazil's Solonei Silva (2:16.37) and before the bronze winner, fellow Colombian Juan Carlos Cardona (2:18:20). He also won the bronze medal in the men's marathon event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clocking a total time of 2:21.48, behind Brazil's Vanderlei de Lima (2:19:08) and Canada's Bruce Deacon (2:20:35).

He was the first South American home at the 2011 Bogotá Half Marathon, taking fourth place behind East African opposition.[http://www.iaaf.org/LRR11/news/newsid=61041.html Mutai and Chepkirui the winners in Bogota]. IAAF/Organisers (2011-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-09-21.