Ronal Longa

Colombian sprinter (born 2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

FullnameRonal Longa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 21)
Country Colombia
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Ronal Longa
Personal information
Full nameRonal Longa Mosquera
NationalityColombian
Born (2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 21)
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 place2023 São Paulo100 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Mar del Plata100 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Mar del Plata200 m
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho100 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Lima-Ayacucho4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Lima-Ayacucho200 m
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Asunción4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Asunción100 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 Asunción200 m
South American U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cascavel4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 Cascavel100 m
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Bogotá4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Bogotá100 m
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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.[2][3][4]

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

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
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
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