Diego Alberto Colorado (born 31 August 1973 in Jardín, Antioquia) is a male long-distance runner from Colombia. He represented his country in the marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, taking 32nd place. He has won medals on the track over 10,000 metres, taking bronze at the 2005 South American Championships in Athletics and silver at the 2008 CAC Championships. In October 2011, he won the silver medal in the men's marathon event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, clocking a total time of 2:17:13, behind Brazil's Solonei Silva (2:16.37) and before the bronze winner, fellow Colombian Juan Carlos Cardona (2:18:20). He also won the bronze medal in the men's marathon event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, clocking a total time of 2:21.48, behind Brazil's Vanderlei de Lima (2:19:08) and Canada's Bruce Deacon (2:20:35). He was the first South American home at the 2011 Bogotá Half Marathon, taking fourth place behind East African opposition. Personal bests 5000 m: 14:23.84 – Santander de Quilichao, 17 November 2012 10,000 m: 29:10.75 – Santiago, 13 March 2014 Half marathon: 1:03:09 – Medellín, 4 Oct 1997 Marathon: 2:16:48 – Nashville, Tennessee, 29 April 2000 Achievements References Profile External links 1973 births Living people Colombian male long-distance runners Colombian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Colombia Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) South American Games bronze medalists for Colombia South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Antioquia Department 20th-century Colombian people 21st-century Colombian people