Wilson Cañizales

Wilson Cañizales

Personal information
Born	(1964-06-23) 23 June 1964 (age 60)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 m, 400 m

Wilson Cañizales (born 23 June 1964) is a retired Colombian sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres.^[1] He represented his country in one outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	13th	400 m	48.75
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.44
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	400 m	46.87
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.91
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.20
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	400 m	45.91
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.87
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.78
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	24th (qf)	400 m	46.42
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	9th (h)	400 m	47.26
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.50
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.55
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	400 m	46.3
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.96
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.51
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	200 m	21.60
			1st	400 m	46.50
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.1
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.39
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	7th	400 m	47.19
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.09
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.96
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	21st (h)	400 m	49.32
	Pacific Ocean Games	Cali, Colombia	2nd	400 m	46.81
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.81
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	200 m	21.16
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.62
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.13

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.45 (-0.4 m/s, Getafe 1991)
• 200 metres – 20.87 (+1.6 m/s, Arequipa 1997)
• 400 metres – 45.91 (Medellín 1989)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 49.32 (Barcelona 1995)

References

1. Wilson Cañizales at World Athletics

• Tilastopaja profile