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Ronal Longa

Ronal Longa is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres.

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Ronal Longa
Personal information
Full nameRonal Longa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Events
ClubLiga de Bogotá
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 metres: 6.65 (2025)
  • 100 metres: 9.96 AU23R, NR (2025)
  • 200 metres: 20.51 (2025)
  • 4×100 metres: 38.73 (2025)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
South American Championships 0 3 0
Bolivarian Games 2 1 0
Junior Pan American Games 1 1 1
South American U23 Championships 1 0 1
South American U20 Championships 1 1 0
Total 5 6 2
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 São Paulo 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2025 Mar del Plata 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2025 Mar del Plata 200 m
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lima-Ayacucho 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lima-Ayacucho 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2025 Lima-Ayacucho 200 m
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Asunción 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2025 Asunción 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Asunción 200 m
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cascavel 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cascavel 100 m
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bogotá 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bogotá 100 m

Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres.1

Career

Longa became only the fifth junior athlete to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, and set a new national senior record time of 9.99 seconds to win the bronze medal at the South American Athletics Championships, in São Paulo in July 2023.234

Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat.5

He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.6

In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.7

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
Representing  Colombia
2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 19th (sf) 100 m 10.45 s
N/a 4 × 100 m relay DQ
South American U23 Championships Cascavel, Brazil 3rd 100 m 10.30 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.59 s NU23R
2023 South American U20 Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2nd 100 m 10.08 s NR, NU20R
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.77 s NU20R
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 8th 100 m 10.63 s
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.45 s
South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2nd 100 m 9.99 s AU23R, AU20R, NR
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 54th (h) 100 m 11.31 s
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile N/a 100 m DQ
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 46th (h) 100 m 10.29 s
2025 South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 100 m 10.04 s
2nd 200 m 20.56 s
Junior Pan American Games (U23) Asunción, Paraguay 2nd 100 m 10.07 s
3rd 200 m 20.51 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.99 s JPR, AU23R
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (sf) 100 m 10.23 s
Bolivarian Games Lima, Peru 1st 100 m 10.29 s
2nd 200 m 20.83 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.73 s GR
References

References

  1. "Ronal Longa". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. "Longa broke the 10 second barrier in 100 m. and will go to the Olympics!". eseuro.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. "Ronal Longa broke a record and qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics". paudal.com. 29 July 2023.
  4. "Amazing! Ronal Longa fell below 10 seconds in the 100 meters and qualified for the Olympics". elcolombiano. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.