Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles (born October 4, 1974) is a retired

track & field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete from

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. He is married to

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er athlete

Romary Rifka María Romary Rifka González (born 23 December 1970 in Poza Rica, Veracruz) is a Mexican high jumper. She is married to track & field athlete, Alejandro Cárdenas. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Xalapa ...

Career

After forming part of the Mexican 4 × 100 metres relay in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, he opted for the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

. In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

in the decathlon and another bronze as a member of the 4 × 100 relays. During 1996, he specialized in the 400 m dashes, in which he participated in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 45.33 s. In 1998 he participated in the

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in the 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal. Cárdenas also participated in 1999 at the

IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...

in the 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal. That same year he also participated in the

World Championships in Athletics The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...

, where he ran a personal record of 44.31 s , which earned him third place. In his last Pan American Games, he took home third place in the 400m dash. Cárdenas played an active role in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 46.14 s in the First Round, and 45.66 in the semifinals, where he did not advance. Cárdenas participated in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, in the 400 m dash, running 45.46 s in the first round, and 45.64 s in the semifinals, in which he did not advance. In 2005 Cárdenas participated in the World Championships, in

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, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.

International competitions

Personal bests

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.63 s (1998) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 44.31 s (1999) *

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

– 7,614 points (1996)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenas, Alejandro 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 Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people

Career

International competitions

Personal bests

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