James Rendón

James Rendón
Personal information
Full nameJames Aurelio Rendón Villegas
Born (1985-04-07) April 7, 1985
Fresno, Tolima, Colombia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 20 km walk
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 São Paulo 20,000 m walk
Updated on 13 May 2025
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rendón and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

James Aurelio Rendón Villegas (born April 7, 1985 in Fresno, Tolima) is a male race walker from Colombia. He represented his country in the 20 km walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2012 London Olympics.[1]

He was the runner-up in the 20 km race at the 2012 South American Race Walking Championships, finishing behind Caio Bonfim.[2]

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Road walk
10 km 44:33 min A Moniquirá, Colombia 7 March 2004
20 km 1:21:40 hrs A Cali, Colombia 27 November 2008
50 km 3:47:41 hrs A Valley Cottage, United States 14 September 2014
Track walk
10,000 m 42:38.5 min A (ht) Bogotá, Colombia 8 October 2011
20,000 m 1:21:13.6 hrs (ht) Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 June 2011

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
2002 South American Race Walking Championships Puerto Saavedra, Chile 7th Youth 10 km 50:05
South American Youth Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 10,000m 47:08.38
2004 South American Race Walking Championships Los Ángeles, Bío Bío, Chile – Junior 10 km DQ
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 36th Junior 10 km 46:23
2006 South American Race Walking Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rd 20 km 1:28:20
1st Team (20 km) 9 pts
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 35th 20 km 1:25:09
11th Team (20 km) 130 pts
South American Championships Tunja, Colombia – 20,000m DQ
South American U23 Championships /
South American Games 		Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 20 km 1:28:05
2007 Pan American Race Walking Cup Balneário Camboriú, Brazil 7th 20 km 1:32:35
1st Team (20 km) 13 pts
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 20,000m 1:24:25.4
2008 South American Race Walking Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 3rd 20 km 1:27:07 A
1st Team (20 km) 10 pts
World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 24th 20 km 1:22:34
9th Team (20 km) 88 pts
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 20,000m 1:25:22.67 A
Olympic Games Beijing, China 31st 20 km 1:24:41
2009 Pan American Race Walking Cup San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 20 km 1:23:21
2nd Team (20 km) 14 pts
South American Championships Lima, Peru – 20,000m DQ
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia – 20 km DQ
South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 5th 20,000m 1:21:13.6
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 19th 20 km 1:24:08
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 20 km 1:22.46
2012 South American Race Walking Championships Salinas, Ecuador 2nd 20 km 1:24:05.4
World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 30th 20 km 1:23:43
8th Team (20 km) 92 pts
Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1st 20,000m 1:26:12.03
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 28th 20 km 1:22:54
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Guatemala City, Guatemala 9th 20 km 1:28:05 A
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil – 20,000m DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico – 50 km DNF
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 3rd 50 km 3:50:47
2nd Team (50 km) 27 pts
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia – 50 km DNF

References

  1. ^ sports-reference Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-03-20). Colombians shine at South American Race Walking champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-25.
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