Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles (born October 4, 1974) is a retired

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athlete from

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. He is married to

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er athlete Romary Rifka.

Career

After forming part of the Mexican 4 × 100 metres relay in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, he opted for the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

. In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the

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in the decathlon and another bronze as a member of the 4 × 100 relays. During 1996, he specialized in the 400 m dashes, in which he participated in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 45.33 s. In 1998 he participated in the

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in the 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal. Cárdenas also participated in 1999 at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 400 m dash, in which he earned a bronze medal. That same year he also participated in the World Championships in Athletics, where he ran a personal record of 44.31 s, which earned him third place. In his last Pan American Games, he took home third place in the 400m dash. Cárdenas played an active role in the 2000 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m dash, running 46.14 s in the First Round, and 45.66 in the semifinals, where he did not advance. Cárdenas participated in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, in the 400 m dash, running 45.46 s in the first round, and 45.64 s in the semifinals, in which he did not advance. In 2005 Cárdenas participated in the World Championships, in

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, Finland, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.

International competitions

Personal bests

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 20.63 s (1998) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

– 44.31 s (1999) *

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

– 7,614 points (1996)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenas, Alejandro 1974 births Living people Mexican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico Sportspeople from Hermosillo Sportspeople from Sonora World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people

Career

International competitions

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