Alejandro Cárdenas
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Mexico | ||
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
1992 Tegucigalpa | 100 m |
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Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles (born October 4, 1974) is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka.
Career[]
After forming part of the Mexican 4 × 100 metres relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics, he opted for the decathlon.
In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in decathlon and another bronze as the member of the 4 × 100 relay.
During 1996, he specialized in the 400 m dash, in which participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and qualified for the semifinals, with a time of 45.33 s.
In 1998 he participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games, in 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal.
Cárdenas also participated in 1999 on the IAAF World Indoor Championships, in 400 m dash in which he earned a bronze medal. That same year also participated in the World Championships in Athletics. Alejandro ran along with Michael Johnson, he reached a third place, and a personal record of 44.31 s.
Little time later he participated in which were its last Pan American Games, reaching a third place in the 400 m dash.
Alejandro participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in 400 m dash, running 46.14 s in the first round, and 45.66 in the semifinals, in which did not advance.
Four years later Cárdenas participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 45.46 s in the first round, and 45.64 s in the semifinals, in which did not advance.
In the 2005 the Mexican athlete again participated in the World Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Mexico | |||||
1992 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 3rd | 100 m | 10.6 (0.0 m/s) |
Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.29 | |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | |
World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 29th (qf) | 100m | 10.83 (+1.8 m/s) | |
28th (h) | 200m | 21.88 (+0.7 m/s) | |||
9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.12 | |||
14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.47 | |||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 16th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.79 |
1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.75 |
4th | Decathlon | 7.015 pts W | |||
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.04 | |||
3rd | Decathlon | 7387 pts | |||
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 18th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.66 | |
18th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.22 | |||
Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.62 | |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.14 | |||
1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.60 |
2nd | Decathlon | 7614 pts | |||
Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 18th (qf) | 400 m | 45.33 | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 46.50 |
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.41 | |||
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 28th (qf) | 400 m | 46.63 | |
1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 400 m | 45.04 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.12 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 400 m | 45.22 | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd | 400 m | 46.02 NR |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 400 m | 44.31 PB | |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | 400 m | 44.92 | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (qf) | 400 m | 45.66 |
2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 400 m | 45.85 A |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.19 NR | |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 3rd | 400 m | 45.22 |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 45.64 | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 35th (h) | 400 m | 46.73 SB |
Personal bests[]
- 200 metres – 20.63 s (1998)
- 400 metres – 44.31 s (1999)
- Decathlon – 7,614 points (1996)
See also[]
- Mexican records in athletics
References[]
- "Alejandro Cárdenas se anexa a la Conade…". Atletismo en México. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
External links[]
- Alejandro Cárdenas at World Athletics
- Alejandro Cárdenas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Alejandro Cardenas at the International Olympic Committee
- Picture of Alejandro Cárdenas
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Mexican male sprinters
- 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 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Mexico
- Sportspeople from Hermosillo
- Sportspeople from Sonora
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games