Juan Carlos Cardona Rivas (born September 7, 1974 in Jardin, Antioquia) is a male

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from

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, who thrice represented his native country in the men's marathon at the

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(2004, 2008 and 2012). He won the 2007 edition of the

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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

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* * 1974 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Colombian male long-distance runners Colombian male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Colombia Living people Sportspeople from Antioquia Department Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Colombia Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub