Anthony Colón

Antonio Colón
Personal information
NationalityPuerto Rican
American
Born (1952-02-24) February 24, 1952 (age 74)
Unspecified, Puerto Rico
Sport
SportTrack
Events
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 bests1500 meters: 3:40.20
Mile: 3:56.4
3000 meters: 7:53.9
5000 meters: 13:48.7
10,000 meters: 28:35.60

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.

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. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.