Juan Carlos Cardona

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cardona and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Juan Carlos Romero

Cardona in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Cardona Rivas
Born	(1974-09-07) September 7, 1974 Jardin, Antioquia, Colombia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Updated on 18 December 2014

Juan Carlos Cardona Rivas (born September 7, 1974 in Jardin, Antioquia) is a male marathon runner from Colombia, who thrice represented his native country in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics (2004, 2008 and 2012). He won the 2007 edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina. He finished 83rd in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal bests

• Marathon: 2:12:17 hrs – Boston, Massachusetts, 18 April 2011

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	Marathon	2:21:27
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	28th	Marathon	2:14:52
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	51st	Marathon	2:22:49
2005	Guayaquil Marathon	Guayaquil, Ecuador	1st	Marathon	2:20:05
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	Marathon	2:27:43
	Guayaquil Marathon	Guayaquil, Ecuador	1st	Marathon	2:23:18
2007	Buenos Aires Marathon	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1st	Marathon	2:16:06
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	43rd	Marathon	2:21:57
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	3rd	Marathon	2:22:35
	Baltimore Marathon	Baltimore, Maryland	2nd	Marathon	2:13:29
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	3rd	Marathon	2:18:20
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	83rd	Marathon	2:40:13
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	4th	Marathon	2:21:32 A

External links

• Juan Carlos Cardona at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Carlos Cardona". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.