Anthony Zambrano
Zambrano in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAnthony José Zambrano de la Cruz
Born (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998
Maicao, Colombia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Events
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 1 0
Pan American Games 2 0 0
South American Championships 4 0 0
South American U23 Championships 3 0 0
Total 9 2 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo400 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha400 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima400 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima4×400 m relay
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima400 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 São Paulo400 m
Gold medal – first place2023 São PauloMixed relay
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Cuenca400 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Cuenca4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2018 Cuenca4×400 m relay

Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz (born 17 January 1998) is a Colombian sprinter. He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres, setting the new south american record of 43.93 seconds.

He was also a finalist of the 400 meters in the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Cali, Colombia. The following year he was in the final of the 400 meters at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He currently holds the national record and national record U23 in the 400 meters at 43.93 sec, which also becomes South American record U23[1] and the second best historical mark of South America in the 400 meters. He won the 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, setting the championship record. In 2019 he won the Pan American Games 400 meters in Lima, Peru.

He has qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres with a time of 44.08, finishing behind Steven Gardiner.

References

  1. ↑ "Zambrano: 44.68 en 400, récord sudamericano u23 - ConSudAtle - Prensa". 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ canalrcn.com (29 March 2021). "Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020". Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020 (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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