ORJUELA Angie

Colombia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 9 May 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: BOGOTA

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : BOGOTA

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon	55

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43rd (2:37:05)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Marathon
2019	Lima, PER	3rd (2:32:27)

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
48	Half Marathon	2020	Gdynia, POL	1:12:07
52	Half Marathon	2018	Valencia, ESP	1:13:55

Platinum Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
19	Marathon	2020	Valencia, ESP	2:29:12

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Language Studies - Spanish - University of Tolima, Ibague, COL

Family:

Husband Andres Camargo, daughter Shalane [2013]

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Club Porvenir [Colombia]

Coach:

Humberto Ramirez [club], COL

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Andres Camargo represented Colombia in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2015 South American Championships in Lima, Peru. Her brother Yesid Orjuela met the Olympic qualifying time for the marathon ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games but did not compete in Rio de Janeiro, while her sister Ana Milena Orjuela has competed in distance running events in Colombia. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Jun 2021; runningcolombia.com, 18 May 2016; iaaf.org, 15 Apr 2016; eltiempo.com, 19 Mar 2015)

Injuries:

In 2019 she suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from a marathon in Cartagena, Colombia. (pulzo.com, 29 Nov 2019)

She was out for a year after suffering a leg injury in 2010. She returned to competition in June 2011. (runningcolombia.com, 18 May 2016)

Start:

At age 12 she and her brother were invited to join an athletics team in Bogota, Colombia. They were discovered as potential athletes by their physical education teacher following a running test at school. (runningcolombia.com, 18 May 2016; correcaminoscolombia.com, 01 Jan 2016)

Reason:

Her family were involved in athletics and she was motivated by the chance to travel the world. (runningcolombia.com, 18 May 2016)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (coc.org.co, 16 Apr 2021; feminadeportes.com, 17 Feb 2021)

Hero:

US distance runner Steve Prefontaine, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (correcaminoscolombia.com, 01 Jan 2016)

General Interest

General
DAUGHTER'S NAME
Her daughter was born in August 2013 and is named after US distance runner Shalane Flanagan. (runningcolombia.com, 18 May 2016; eltiempo.com, 19 Mar 2015)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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