Ronal Longa

Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres.^[1]

Ronal Longa

Personal information
Full name	Ronal Longa Mosquera
Nationality	Colombian
Born	(2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Events	60 metres 100 metres 200 metres 4×100 metres
Club	Liga de Bogotá
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 metres: 6.65 (2025) 100 metres: 9.96 AR, AU23R (2025) 200 metres: 20.56 (2025) 4×100 metres: 39.04 (2023)
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd South American Championships 0 3 0 South American U23 Championships 1 0 1 South American U20 Championships 1 1 0 Total 2 4 1 South American Championships 2023 São Paulo 100 m 2025 Mar del Plata 100 m 2025 Mar del Plata 200 m South American U23 Championships 2022 Cascavel 4×100 m relay 2022 Cascavel 100 m South American U20 Championships 2023 Bogotá 4×100 m relay 2023 Bogotá 100 m

Career

Longa became only the fifth junior athlete to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, and set a new national senior record time of 9.99 seconds to win the bronze medal at the South American Athletics Championships, in São Paulo in July 2023.^[2][3][4]

Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat.^[5]

He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
Representing  Colombia
2022	World U20 Championships	Cali, Colombia	19th (sf)	100 m	10.45 s
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	South American U23 Championships	Cascavel, Brazil	3rd	100 m	10.30 s
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.59 s NU23R
2023	South American U20 Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	100 m	10.08 s NR, NU20R
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.77 s NU20R
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	8th	100 m	10.63 s
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.45 s
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	2nd	100 m	9.99 s AU23R, AU20R, NR
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	54th (h)	100 m	11.31 s
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	—	100 m	DQ
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	46th (h)	100 m	10.29 s
2025	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	100 m	10.04 s
			2nd	200 m	20.56 s