Anthony Colón

Antonio Colón
Personal information
NationalityPuerto Rican
American
Born (1952-02-24) February 24, 1952 (age 72)
Unspecified, Puerto Rico
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamManhattan College
Retirednow he is a Spanish 2 teacher at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland,Texas.
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 meters: 3:40.20[1]
Mile: 3:56.4[1]
3000 meters: 7:53.9[1]
5000 meters: 13:48.7[1]
10,000 meters: 28:35.60[1]

Anthony Colón (born February 24, 1952) is a retired Puerto Rican middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres.[2]

Running career

Colón attended high school at Power Memorial Academy, where he ran cross country and track. By the time he graduated from PMA, he recorded personal-bests of 4:06.0 in the mile and 1:52.8 in the 880 yards.[3] At Manhattan College, he ran track for the Jaspers. Along with Michael Keogh, Colón won the team 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and was part of the distance medley relay championship team.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e All-Athletics. "Profile of Antonio Colon".
  2. ^ "Antonio Colón Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  3. ^ "PMA Track Records". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  4. ^ "The Manhattan Project | Running Times". runnersworld.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-25.


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