James Rendón

James Rendón
Personal information
Full name	James Aurelio Rendón Villegas
Born	April 7, 1985 (age 39); Fresno, Tolima
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	Template:Unit weight
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	20km Race Walk
	Updated on 25 December 2014

Template:Spanish name 2 James Aurelio Rendón Villegas (born April 7, 1985 in Fresno, Tolima) is a male race walker from Colombia. He represented his country in the 20 km walk at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

He was the runner-up in the 20 km race at the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships, finishing behind Caio Bonfim.^[1]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Road walk
10 km	44:33 min A	Moniquirá	7 Mar 2004
20 km	1:21:40 hrs A	Cali	27 Nov 2008
50 km	3:47:41 hrs	Valley Cottage, New York	14 Sep 2014
Track walk
10,000 m	42:38.5 min A (ht)	Bogotá	8 Oct 2011
20,000 m	1:21:13.6 hrs (ht)	Buenos Aires	5 Jun 2011

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
2002	South American Race Walking Championships (U18)	Puerto Saavedra, Chile	7th	10 km	50:05
2002	South American Youth Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	3rd	10,000 m	47:08.38
2004	South American Race Walking Championships (U20)	Los Ángeles, Bío Bío, Chile	–	10 km	DQ
2004	World Race Walking Cup (U20)	Naumburg, Germany	36th	10 km	46:23
2006	South American Race Walking Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	3rd	20 km	1:28:20
	World Race Walking Cup	La Coruña, Spain	35th	20 km	1:25:09
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	–	20,000 m	DQ
	South American U23 Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	20 km	1:28:05
2007	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Balneário Camboriú, Brazil	7th	20 km	1:32:35
2007	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	20,000 m	1:24:25.4
2008	South American Race Walking Championships	Cuenca, Ecuador	3rd	20 km	1:27:07 A
	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	24th	20 km	1:22:34
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	20,000 m	1:25:22.67 A
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	31st	20 km	1:24:41
2009	Pan American Race Walking Cup	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	20 km	1:23:21
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	–	20,000 m	DQ
2011	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Envigado, Colombia	–	20 km	DQ
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	5th	20,000 m	1:21:13.6
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	19th	20 km	1:24:08
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	20 km	1:22.46
2012	South American Race Walking Championships	Salinas, Ecuador	2nd	20 km	1:24:05.4
	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	30th	20 km	1:23:43
	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	20,000 m	1:26:12.03
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	28th	20 km	1:22:54
2013	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	9th	20 km	1:28:05 A
2014	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	–	20,000 m	DQ
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	–	50 km	DNF

References

^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20). Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.

External links

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[1] Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20). Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.

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