Paulo César Villar Nieto (born 28 July 1978 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) is a Colombian

hurdling Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

athlete. At the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: ** Barranquilla, Colombia ...

he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.

Personal bests

*100 m: 10.69 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) – Medellín, 25 April 2009 *200 m: 21.29 s (wind: NWI) – Bogotá, 13 August 2006 *110 m hurdles: 13.27 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) – Guadalajara, 28 October 2011 *400 m hurdles: 50.34 s – Trujillo, 28 November 2013

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Villar, Paulo 1978 births Living people Colombian male hurdlers 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 Olympic athletes for Colombia Sportspeople from Magdalena Department Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games silver 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 Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people