Anthony Zambrano

Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz (born 17 January 1998) is a Colombian sprinter. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in the 400 metres, setting the new Colombian national record of 44.15 seconds.

Anthony Zambrano
Personal information
NationalityColombian
Born (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998
Maicao, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo400 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha400 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima400 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima4×400 m
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Cuenca400 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Cuenca4×100 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Cuenca4×400 m

He was also a finalist of the 400 meters in the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Cali, Colombia. The following year he was in the final of the 400 meters at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He currently holds the national record and national record U23 in the 400 meters at 43.93 sec, which also becomes South American record U23[1] and the second best historical mark of South America in the 400 meters. He won the 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, setting the championship record. In 2019 he won the Pan American Games 400 meters in Lima, Peru.

He has qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics[2] where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres with a time of 44.08, finishing behind Steven Gardiner.

References
  1. "usurped title". 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. canalrcn.com (29 March 2021). "Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020". Estos son los deportistas colombianos clasificados a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020 (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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