Lina Esther Licona Torres (born 1 October 1998) is a Colombian sprinter. In 2024, she became national champion in the 400 metres.[1]
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| Birth name | Lina Esther Licona Torres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 22.70s (Cochabamba, 2024) 400m: 50.83s (Quito, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editFrom Boca de La Ceiba, near Montería in the Córdoba Department. Licona moved to Bogotá with her family in 2004. She attended high school at the Instituto Tecnisistemas. She was a speed skater prior to focusing on athletics when she was 16 years-old. She has a son, Eliam, born February 15, 2017. She suffered an injury to her Achilles tendon in 2020 that left her close to retirement.[2][3]
Career
editShe won a silver medal in the individual 400 metres at the 2019 South American Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru.[4] She won a gold medal in the 4x400m relay at the championships.[5]
She won gold in the womwn's 4x400m relay and bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.[6][7]
She won double gold at the 2023 South American Athletics Championships in São Paulo, in the women’s 4x400m relay and the mixed 4x400m relay, in a South American record time.[8][9]
She ran as part of the Colombian mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10] She won the International Grand Prix 400m race in Cuiabá, Brazil in May 2024, running a season best time of 52.28 seconds.[11]
On June 20, 2024 Licona secured automatic qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by winning the 400 metres at the Richard Boroto International Grand Prix in Quito, Ecuador in a time of 50.83 seconds.[12] The following week, she won the Colombian Athletics Championships 400 metres race in a time of 51.68 seconds.[13]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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Representing  Colombia
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| 2018 | South American U23 Championships | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.50 CR |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 400 m | 53.18 s |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.81 | |||
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 11th | 400 m | 53.50 s | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.02 | |||
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.30 |
References
edit- ^ "Lina Licona". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Grandas Medina, Sergio (4 July 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Lina Licona, sprinter athlete from Team Bogotá". Bogata.gov.co. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "LINA LICONA FOLLOWING IN XIMENA RESTREPO'S FOOTSTEPS!". acordbogata.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (23 May 2019). "De Morais takes discus in 65.10m at Day 1 of South American Champs!". Runblogrun. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Rosa collects third gold as South American Championships conclude in Lima". World Athletics. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "16 new athletics records at the South American Games". Running Colombia. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Tres medallas de oro para el cierre del atletismo". Olimpicocol.co. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Asinga breaks world U20 100m record at the South American Championships". World Athletics. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Asinga completes sprint double at South American Championships". World Athletics. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Mixed 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Martha Valeria, Lina Licona and the youngsters, the most outstanding of the Prix in Cuiabá". Runnjng Colombia. May 15, 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Lina Licona qualified for Paris 2024". idrd.gov.uk. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Colombian Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.