Alejandro Cárdenas
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CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
1992 Tegucigalpa | 100 m |
Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles (born October 4, 1974) is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka.
Career
After forming part of the Mexican 4 × 100 metres relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics, he opted for the decathlon.
In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in decathlon and another bronze as the member of the 4 × 100 relay.
During 1996, he specialized in the 400 m dash, in which participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and qualified for the semifinals, with a time of 45.33 s.
In 1998 he participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games, in 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal.
Cárdenas also participated in 1999 on the IAAF World Indoor Championships, in 400 m dash in which he earned a bronze medal. That same year also participated in the World Championships in Athletics. Alejandro ran along with Michael Johnson, he reached a third place, and a personal record of 44.31 s.
Little time later he participated in which were its last Pan American Games, reaching a third place in the 400 m dash.
Alejandro participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in 400 m dash, running 46.14 s in the first round, and 45.66 in the semifinals, in which did not advance.
Four years later Cárdenas participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 45.46 s in the first round, and 45.64 s in the semifinals, in which did not advance.
In the 2005 the Mexican athlete again participated in the World Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.
International competitions
Personal bests
- 200 metres – 20.63 s (1998)
- 400 metres – 44.31 s (1999)
- Decathlon – 7,614 points (1996)
See also
References
- "Alejandro Cárdenas se anexa a la Conade…". Atletismo en México. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
External links
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Mexican male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Mexico
- Sportspeople from Hermosillo
- Sportspeople from Sonora
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics