Alejandro Cárdenas
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles
NationalityMexican
Born (1974-10-04) 4 October 1974
Hermosillo, Mexico
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres, 400 metres, Decathlon
Coached byAndrzej Piotrowski

Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles (born October 4, 1974) is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka.

Career

After forming part of the Mexican 4 × 100 metres relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics, he opted for the decathlon.

In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in the decathlon and another bronze as a member of the 4 × 100 relays.

During 1996, he specialized in the 400 m dashes, in which he participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 45.33 s.

In 1998 he participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games in the 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal.

Cárdenas also participated in 1999 at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal. That same year he also participated in the World Championships in Athletics, where he ran a personal record of 44.31 s, which earned him third place.

In his last Pan American Games, he took home third place in the 400m dash.

Cárdenas played an active role in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 46.14 s in the First Round, and 45.66 in the semifinals, where he did not advance.

Cárdenas participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 45.46 s in the first round, and 45.64 s in the semifinals, in which he did not advance.

In 2005 Cárdenas participated in the World Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Mexico
1992 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 3rd 100 m 10.6 (0.0 m/s)
Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.29
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 4 × 100 m relay DSQ
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 29th (qf) 100m 10.83 (+1.8 m/s)
28th (h) 200m 21.88 (+0.7 m/s)
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 42.12
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.47
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 16th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.79
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.75
4th Decathlon 7.015 pts W
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.77
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.04
3rd Decathlon 7387 pts
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 18th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.66
18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.22
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 13th (sf) 100 m 10.62
5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.14
1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.60
2nd Decathlon 7614 pts
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 18th (qf) 400 m 45.33
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th (sf) 400 m 46.50
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.41
World Championships Athens, Greece 28th (qf) 400 m 46.63
1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 400 m 45.04
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.12
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd 400 m 45.22
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.80
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 3rd 400 m 46.02 NR
World Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 400 m 44.31 PB
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 3rd 400 m 44.92
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 23rd (qf) 400 m 45.66
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 400 m 45.85 A
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.19 NR
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 3rd 400 m 45.22
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 16th (sf) 400 m 45.64
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 35th (h) 400 m 46.73 SB

Personal bests

See also

References

    • "Alejandro Cárdenas se anexa a la Conade…". Atletismo en México. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
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