Ronal Longa

Ronal Longa
Personal information
Full name	Ronal Longa Mosquera
Nationality	Colombian
Born	30 June 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Events	60 metres; 100 metres; 200 metres; 4×100 metres;
Club	Liga de Bogotá
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 metres: 6.71 (2023); 100 metres: 9.99 AU23R, AU20R (2023); 200 metres: 20.78 (2023); 4×100 metres: 39.04 (2023);
Medal record
Representing Colombia
Men's athletics
South American Championships
South American U23 Championships
South American U20 Championships

Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres.^[1]

Career

Longa became only the fifth junior athlete to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, and set a new national senior record time of 9.99 seconds to win the bronze medal at the South American Athletics Championships, in São Paulo in July 2023.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat.^[5]

He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing Colombia
2022	World U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	19th (sf)	100 m	10.45 s
	World U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	South American U23 Championships	Cascavel, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.30 s
	South American U23 Championships	Cascavel, Brazil	1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.59 s NU23R
2023	South American U20 Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	100 m	10.08 s NR, NU20R
	South American U20 Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.77 s NU20R
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	8th	100 m	10.63 s
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.45 s
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	100 m	9.99 s AU23R, AU20R, NR,
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	54th (h)	100 m	11.31 s
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	—	100 m	DQ
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	46th (h)	100 m	10.29 s

References

^ "Ronal Longa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Longa broke the 10 second barrier in 100 m. and will go to the Olympics!". eseuro.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Ronal Longa broke a record and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics". paudal.com. 29 July 2023.
^ "Amazing! Ronal Longa fell below 10 seconds in the 100 meters and qualified for the Olympics". elcolombiano. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

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[1] "Ronal Longa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[2] "Longa broke the 10 second barrier in 100 m. and will go to the Olympics!". eseuro.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[3] "Ronal Longa broke a record and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics". paudal.com. 29 July 2023.

[4] "Amazing! Ronal Longa fell below 10 seconds in the 100 meters and qualified for the Olympics". elcolombiano. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[5] "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[6] "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

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