Alejandro Cárdenas

Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles (born October 4, 1974 in Hermosillo, Sonora) is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka.

After forming part of the Mexican 4 X 100 metres relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics, he opted for the decathlon.

In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in decathlon and another bronze as the member of the 4 X 100 relay.

During 1996, he specialized in the 400 m dash, in which participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and qualified for the semifinals, with a time of 45.33 s.

In 1998 he participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games, in 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal.

Cárdenas also participated in 1999 on the IAAF World Indoor Championships, in 400 m dash in which he earned a bronze medal. That same year also participated in the World Championships in Athletics. Alejandro ran along with Michael Johnson, he reached a third place, and a personal record of 44.31 s.

Little time later he participated in which were its last Pan American Games, reaching a third place in the 400 m dash.

Alejandro participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in 400 m dash, running 46.14 s in the first round, and 45.66 in the semifinals, in which did not advance.

Four years later Cárdenas participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 45.46 s in the first round, and 45.64 s in the semifinals, in which did not advance.

In the 2005 the Mexican athlete again participated in the World Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
1992	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	3rd	100 m	10.6   (0.0 m/s)
	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.29
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	4 × 100 m relay	DSQ
	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	29th (qf)	100m	10.83 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
			28th (h)	200m	21.88 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.12
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.47
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	16th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.79
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	Decathlon	7.015 pts W
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.75
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	Decathlon	7387 pts
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.77
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	18th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.66
			18th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.22
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	13th (sf)	100 m	10.62
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.14
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.60
			2nd	Decathlon	7614 pts
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	18th (qf)	400 m	45.33
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	400 m	46.50
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.41
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	28th (qf)	400 m	46.63
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	400 m	45.04
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.12
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	3rd	400 m	45.22
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	3rd	400 m	46.02 NR
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	400 m	44.31 PB
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	400 m	44.92
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	23rd (qf)	400 m	45.66
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	3rd	400 m	45.85 A
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.19 NR
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	400 m	45.22
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	16th (sf)	400 m	45.64
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	35th (h)	400 m	46.73 SB

Personal bests

• 200 metres - 20.63 s (1998)
• 400 metres - 44.31 s (1999)
• Decathlon - 7,614 points (1996)