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.
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.
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.
Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat.
He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Selected for the inaugural Pan American Championships in Medellín, he won the 100 metres final, running a new personal best of 9.85 seconds on 26 June, finishing ahead of Canadian Eliezer Adjibi and Eloy Benitez of Puerto Rico. In August, he won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2026 CAC Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In September, he competed over 100 m at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest. He won the 100 metres gold medal at the 2026 South American Games.
| 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 | |||
| 2026 | Pan American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 100 m | 9.85 s AR, AU23R |
| Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | 6th | 100 m | 10.05 s | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 100 m | 10.06 s | |
| 8th | 200 m | 29.80 s | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.17 s NR | |||
| World Ultimate Championship | Budapest, Hungary | 12th (sf) | 100 m | 10.12 s | |
| South American Games | Santa Fe, Argentina | 1st | 100 m | 10.10 s | |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.43 s | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.09 s | |||
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