Noraldo Palacios Rivas (born 8 July 1980 in

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) is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.61 m, achieved in

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24 May 2009. He won bronze medals at the 2005 South American Championships and the

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, and silver medals at the

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and the 2003 South American Championships. In 2009 he was found guilty of betamethasone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 May 2008 in an in-of-competition test in São Paulo. He received a suspension from June 2008 to December 2008.

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* 1980 births Living people Colombian male javelin throwers Doping cases in athletics Colombian sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Antioquia Department Pan American Games competitors 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 Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Colombian people {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub