Patricia Rodríguez (athlete)

Patricia Rodríguez

Personal information
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(1970-10-25) October 25, 1970
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1996 (27th 200m, 19th 4x100m)
World finals	1995 (30th 200m, 7th 4x100m, DNF 4x400m), 1997 (33rd 200m, 11th 4x100m)
Personal best	100m - 11.51, 200m - 23.13, 400m - 51.89
Updated on 25 September 2016

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

Patricia Libia Rodríguez Orejuela (born 25 October 1970) is a retired Colombian athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1995 and 1997 World Championships. In addition, she won multiple medals on regional level.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
1993	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	100 m	12.10
			1st	200 m	24.2
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.62
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.82
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	100 m	12.03 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
			4th	200 m	23.82 w (wind: +4.4 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m	44.87
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:35.35
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	2nd	200 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	5th	400 m	52.97
			3rd	4 × 100 m	44.10
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:38.54
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	200 m	23.42
			3rd	400 m	52.95
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.37
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	30th (h)	200 m	23.67
			7th	4 × 100 m	44.61
			–	4 × 400 m	DNF
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	8th (sf)	100 m	11.63
			6th	200 m	23.41
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	6th	200 m	24.271
			2nd	4 × 100 m	44.17
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:33.69
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	27th (qf)	200 m	23.50
			19th (h)	4 × 100 m	44.16
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.29
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	33rd (h)	200 m	23.45
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m	43.51
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	200 m	23.83
			–	4 × 100 m	DNF
			2nd	4 × 400 m	3:33.69
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	4 × 100 m	44.39
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	4 × 100 m	44.12
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:32.74
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	11th (h)	200 m	24.33
			6th	4 × 400 m	3:32.87
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	5th	4 × 100 m	45.13

¹ Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.51 (-1.1 m/s) (Medellín 1997)
• 200 metres – 23.13 (+0.1 m/s) (Atlanta 1996)
• 400 metres – 51.89 (Edwardsville 2003)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 25.57 (Chapel Hill 2002)
• 400 metres – 53.83 (Boston 2003)