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James Aurelio Rendón Villegas (born April 7, 1985 in Fresno, Tolima) is a male
race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...
from
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 ...
. He represented his country in the 20 km walk at the
2008 Beijing Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...
and at the
2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
. He was the runner-up in the 20 km race at the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships, finishing behind
Caio Bonfim Caio Oliveira de Sena Bonfim (born 19 March 1991) is a Brazilian racewalker. In the 20 km walk, he was a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Championships and finished 4th at the 2016 Olympic Games. His mother, Gianetti Bonfim, was also an ...
.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20)
Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.


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* 1985 births Living people People from Fresno, Tolima Sportspeople from Tolima Department Colombian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 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 silver medalists for Colombia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 South American Games South American Games gold medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people {{colombia-athletics-bio-stub