Rigoberto Calderón

Rigoberto Calderón (born 21 April 1970) is a Nicaraguan former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best was 71.62 m (234 ft 11+1⁄2 in), set in 1997. He represented his country at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.[1]

Rigoberto Calderón
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nicaragua
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 San SalvadorJavelin
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 Guatemala CityJavelin
Silver medal – second place2003 St. George'sJavelin

He was twice a silver medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Manuel Fuenmayor both times.[2][3] He was also a bronze medallist at the inaugural 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.[4]

He competed for Nicaragua at the 1995 Summer Universiade, 2003 Pan American Games, two editions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, and five editions of the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Calderón was highly successful at regional level, taking six consecutive gold medals at the Central American Games from 1990 to 2010 and setting a Games record of 71.00 m. He was also four-time champion at the Central American Championships in Athletics.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1990 Central American Games Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st 64.84 m
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 15th 59.62 m
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 14th 61.08 m
1994 Central American Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 68.14 m
Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 8th 65.14 m
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 7th 69.58 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 21st (q) 62.48 m
1997 Central American Games San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1st 71.00 m
World Championships Athens, Greece 20th (q) 67.92 m
2001 Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 68.69 m
CAC Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd 67.00 m
2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 8th 66.05 m
2003 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 68.14 m
CAC Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 67.50 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 10th 66.98 m
2004 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 70.29 m CR
Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 10th 60.16 m
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd 62.19 m
2006 Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 1st 66.64 m
CAC Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th 65.91 m
Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 7th 66.93 m
2007 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 65.87 m
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 66.50 m
2008 Central American Championships San Pedro Sula, Honduras 2nd 60.74 m
2009 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st 65.42 m
CAC Championships Havana, Cuba 8th 64.76 m
2010 Central American Games Panama City, Panama 1st 61.91 m
CAC Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 9th 63.34 m
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 3rd 60.20 m

References
  1. Rigoberto Calderón. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  2. Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  3. Rigoberto Calderao. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
  4. I NACAC Senior T&F Championships Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. SIADA - Sistema de Resultados. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
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