BALOYES Bernardo

Colombia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 6 Jan 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ISLA FUERTE

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : MEDELLIN

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 200m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	200m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (20.78)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	200m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (20.64)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (20.86)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Heats (22.37)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2019	Yokohama, JPN	Final B (3:07.52)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	200m
2019	Lima, PER	SF (DQ)

South American Championships

Year	Location	200m	4 x 100m
2019	Lima, PER	1st (20.42)	3rd (39.94)
2017	Luque, PAR	1st (20.36)	2nd (39.67)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	200m
2019	1 x 5th, 2 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
5	2019	200m	Stockholm, SWE	20.74
7	2019	200m	Rabat, MAR	20.91
7	2019	200m	Rome, ITA	20.59

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2019	200m	World Challenge	Braganca Paulista, BRA	20.08
6	2019	200m	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	20.84

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

Hobbies:

Dancing, cooking. (eltiempo.com, 30 Nov 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Gastronomy - CESDE, Medellin, COL

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Antioquia Department [Colombia]

Coach:

Nelson Gutierrez [national], CUB

Injuries:

In August 2013 he competed with a minor injury at the world championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. (hsbnoticias.com, 16 Aug 2013)

Start:

He began athletics training at age 13. (coc.org.co, 07 Mar 2016)

Reason:

He initially played football until coach Udo Shouket encouraged him to try athletics. "He told me I was suited to the sport, and because of him I went on and competed. All my victories are because of him." (eltiempo.com, 30 Nov 2018)

Ambition:

To make the 200m final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Outside of sport, he hopes to start a children's foundation in Colombia to "give them education for a better life and future". (eltiempo.com, 30 Nov 2018; msn.com, 02 Jun 2020)

Hero:

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake. (eltiempo.com, 30 Nov 2018)

Influence:

Coach Udo Shouket. (consudatle.org, 19 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
NUTRITION
He says his gastronomy studies helps him maintain a healthy diet to support his training. "I'm passionate about food and I love cooking. I can choose whatever I want and prepare it however I want. That's why I'm my own nutritionist." (consudatle.org, 19 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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