| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Nicaragua
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| NACAC Championships | ||
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2007 San Salvador | Javelin |
| CAC Championships | ||
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2001 Guatemala City | Javelin |
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2003 St. George's | Javelin |
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.
He was twice a silver medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Manuel Fuenmayor both times. He was also a bronze medallist at the inaugural 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.
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
References
- Rigoberto Calderón. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
- Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
- Rigoberto Calderao. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
- I NACAC Senior T&F Championships Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. SIADA - Sistema de Resultados. Retrieved on 2010-12-19.
External links
Categories:
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Nicaraguan male javelin throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Nicaragua
- Pan American Games competitors for Nicaragua
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Central American Games gold medalists for Nicaragua
- Central American Games medalists in athletics
- Central American Games bronze medalists for Nicaragua
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 20th-century Nicaraguan people
- 21st-century Nicaraguan people