PERLAZA Jhon Alejandro

Colombia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 26 Aug 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CALI

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : CALI

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 400m
	Men's 4 x 400m Relay COL Colombia

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Round 1 (3:01.84)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (45.17)	4th (2:59.50)
2017	London, GBR	-	Heats (3:03.68)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m
2021	Chorzow, POL	6th (3:05.91)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2019	Lima, PER	6th (45.37)	1st (3:01.41)

South American Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2017	Luque, PAR	2nd (45.77)	1st (3:05.02)

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:

Salsa dancing, listening to music. (elespectador.com, 12 Oct 2019; gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Start:

He began running at age 14 in Cali, Colombia. (gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Reason:

His first sport was football, but he says the only reason he played it was because he was a full-back. His mother later enrolled him in the Valle del Cauca athletics league in Cali, Colombia. "I didn't like contact sports. I only played football because I could run up and down the field." (elespectador.com, 12 Oct 2019; gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Influence:

His family. (gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Philosophy:

"I consider myself a winner. I'm always number one in everything I do." (gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Award:

While competing at Liberty University in the United States of America, in 2019 he received All-American honours in both outdoor and indoor 400m. (liberty.edu, 01 Jun 2019)

In 2018 while representing Liberty University, he was named Big South Conference Men's Outstanding Track Performer. (liberty.edu, 01 Jun 2019)

General Interest

General
UNCONVENTIONAL PREPARATION
He says that he and his 4x400m relay teammates Diego Palomeque, Anthony Zambrano and Jhon Solis did not train together once before they won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. "It was all by video chat and WhatsApp messages. The good thing is that we are united in this team and fight to do things well, and we will keep on doing that." (bolavip.com, 11 Aug 2019)

STUDIES OVERSEAS
He studied at the Catholic University of Colombia for two years, before moving to the United States of America in 2017 to study at Liberty University. (liberty.edu, 01 Jun 2019; gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

FUTURE PLANS
He says he hopes to become a coach once his competitive career is over. "My goal is to be a high performance coach and teach the young athletes all that I'm learning right now, so that they can learn from my experiences." (gameonlu.com, 15 Mar 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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