Rigoberto Calderón

Rigoberto Calderón (born 21 April 1970) is a Nicaraguan former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best was 71.62 m (234 ft 11+1⁄2 in), set in 1997. He represented his country at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.^[1]

Rigoberto Calderón

Personal information
Born	(1970-04-21) 21 April 1970 (age 55) location, country
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing  Nicaragua Central American Games 1990 Tegucigalpa Javelin throw 1994 San Salvador Javelin throw 1997 San Pedro Sula Javelin throw 2001 Guatemala City Javelin throw 2006 Managua Javelin throw 2010 Panama City Javelin throw 2013 San Jose Javelin throw NACAC Championships 2007 San Salvador Javelin throw CAC Championships 2001 Guatemala City Javelin throw 2003 St. George's Javelin throw

He was twice a silver medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Manuel Fuenmayor both times.^[2][3] He was also a bronze medallist at the inaugural 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.^[4]

He competed for Nicaragua at the 1995 Summer Universiade, 2003 Pan American Games, two editions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, and five editions of the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. Calderón was highly successful at regional level, taking six consecutive gold medals at the Central American Games from 1990 to 2010 and setting a Games record of 71.00 m. He was also four-time champion at the Central American Championships in Athletics.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1990	Central American Games	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	1st	64.84 m
	CAC Games	Mexico City, Mexico	10th	59.24 m
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	15th	59.62 m
	Central American Championships	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	1st	64.68 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	61.08 m
1993	CAC Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	5th	63.72 m
1994	Central American Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	68.14 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	8th	65.14 m
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	7th	69.58 m
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	21st (q)	62.48 m
1997	Central American Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	1st	71.00 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	20th (q)	67.92 m
1998	CAC Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	6th	69.41 m
2001	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	68.69 m
	CAC Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	67.00 m
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	8th	66.05 m
2003	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	68.14 m
	CAC Championships	St. George's, Grenada	2nd	67.50 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	10th	66.98 m
2004	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	70.29 m CR
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	10th	60.16 m
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	62.19 m
2006	Central American Games	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	66.64 m
	CAC Games	Cartagena, Colombia	4th	65.91 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	7th	66.93 m
2007	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	65.87 m
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	66.50 m
2008	Central American Championships	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	2nd	60.74 m
2009	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	65.42 m
	CAC Championships	Havana, Cuba	8th	64.76 m
2010	Central American Games	Panama City, Panama	1st	61.91 m
	CAC Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	9th	63.34 m
2013	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	60.20 m