James Rendón

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 Beijing Olympics and at the 2012 London Olympics.

James Rendón

Personal information
Full name	James Aurelio Rendón Villegas
Born	(1985-04-07) April 7, 1985 Fresno, Tolima, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	20 km race walk
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Colombia Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 20 km
Updated on 25 December 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rendón and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

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

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

External links

• James Rendón at World Athletics