Wilson Cañizales

Wilson Cañizales

Personal information
Born	(1964-06-23) 23 June 1964
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	200 m, 400 m

Wilson Cañizales (born 23 June 1964) is a retired Colombian sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. He represented his country in one outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Colombia
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	13th	400 m	48.75
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	41.44
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	2nd	400 m	46.87
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.91
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.20
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	400 m	45.91
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.87
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	24th (qf)	400 m	46.42
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	9th (h)	400 m	47.26
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.50
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.55
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	400 m	46.3
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.96
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.51
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	200 m	21.60
			1st	400 m	46.50
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.1
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.39
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	7th	400 m	47.19
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	40.09
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.96
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	21st (h)	400 m	49.32
	Pacific Ocean Games	Cali, Colombia	2nd	400 m	46.81
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.81
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	200 m	21.16
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	40.62
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.13

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.45 (-0.4 m/s, Getafe 1991)
• 200 metres – 20.87 (+1.6 m/s, Arequipa 1997)
• 400 metres – 45.91 (Medellín 1989)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 49.32 (Barcelona 1995)

References

• Tilastopaja profile