Carlos Andres San Martín (born 19 November 1993) is a Colombian

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athlete who competes as a steeplechaser.

Career

San Martín competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the

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, running 8:35.10. He also competed at the

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in Lima, Peru running a time of 8:32.34 to claim the silver medal in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase behind

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of Brazil. He won the 3000m steeplechase at the 2019 South American Championships in Athletics, and was runner up in

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. Prior to that he won bronze in the

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. San Martín competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the

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, where he ran 8:33.47 to finish twelfth in heat one.

References

1993 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Colombia Colombian male steeplechase runners Pan American Games competitors for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Colombian male middle-distance runners Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub