Patricia Libia Rodríguez Orejuela (born 25 October 1970) is a retired

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

n athlete who specialised in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She represented her country at 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, ...

, as well as the

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and 1997 World Championships. In addition, she won multiple medals on regional level.

Competition record

¹ Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.51 (-1.1 m/s) (Medellín 1997) *

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 ...

– 23.13 (+0.1 m/s) (Atlanta 1996) *

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 ...

– 51.89 (Edwardsville 2003) Indoor *

– 25.57 (Chapel Hill 2002) *

– 53.83 (Boston 2003)

References

1970 births Living people Colombian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 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 2003 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Colombia World Athletics Championships athletes for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games silver medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Colombian women 21st-century Colombian women {{Colombia-athletics-bio-stub