Noraldo Palacios
Colombian javelin thrower
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Noraldo Palacios Rivas (born 8 July 1980 in Turbo, Antioquia) is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.61 m, achieved in Bogotá 24 May 2009.
He won bronze medals at the 2005 South American Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and silver medals at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2003 South American Championships.
In 2009 he was found guilty of betamethasone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 May 2008 in an in-of-competition test in São Paulo. He received a suspension from June 2008 to December 2008.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Colombia | |||||
| 2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 1st | Javelin | 73.40 m A |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Javelin | 75.11 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9th | Javelin | 69.09 m |
| South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 2nd | Javelin | 76.81 m | |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Javelin | 73.54 m |
| Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | Javelin | 77.37 m GR A | |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | Javelin | 74.10 m |
| South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | Javelin | 79.09 m | |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | Javelin | 71.14 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 2nd | Javelin | 77.20 m |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | Javelin | 77.87 m |
| Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 2nd | Javelin | 71.64 m A | |