Ronal Longa

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]

Ronal Longa

Personal information
Full name	Ronal Longa Mosquera
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(2004-06-30) 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 Event 1st 2nd 3rd South American Championships 0 1 0 South American U23 Championships 1 0 1 South American U20 Championships 1 1 0 Total 2 2 1 South American Championships 2023 São Paulo 100 m South American U23 Championships 2022 Cascavel 4×100 m relay 2022 Cascavel 100 m South American U20 Championships 2023 Bogotá 4×100 m relay 2023 Bogotá 100 m

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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing  Colombia
2022	World U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	19th (sf)	100 m	10.45 s
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	South American U23 Championships	Cascavel, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.30 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.59 s NU23R
2023	South American U20 Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	100 m	10.08 s NR, NU20R
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.77 s NU20R
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	8th	100 m	10.63 s
			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

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.