# Paulo Villar

Paulo César Villar Nieto (born 28 July 1978 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) is a Colombian hurdling athlete.
At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.

## Personal bests

* 100 m: 10.69 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) – Medellín, 25 April 2009
* 200 m: 21.29 s (wind: NWI) – Bogotá, 13 August 2006
* 110 m hurdles: 13.27 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) – Guadalajara, 28 October 2011
* 400 m hurdles: 50.34 s – Trujillo, 28 November 2013

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Colombia ||||||
| 1996 | South American Junior Championships | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 2nd | 110 m H | 14.8 |
| 1997 | South American Junior Championships | San Carlos, Uruguay | 2nd | 110 m H | 15.39 |
| 1997 | South American Junior Championships | San Carlos, Uruguay | 3rd | 400 m H | 55.74 |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogota, Colombia | 2nd | 110 m H | 14.31 A |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma, Spain | 5th (h) | 110 m H | 14.20 (w) |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma, Spain | 30th (h) | 400 m H | 52.79 |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 3rd | 110 m H | 13.88 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 25th (h) | 110 m H | 13.82 |
| 2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 1st | 110 m H | 13.58 A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 110 m H | 13.57 |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 110 m H | 13.94 w (+2.6 m/s) |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | 110 m H | 14.12 |
| 2003 | South American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 6th | 4 × 100 m | 40.73 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 11th (h) | 110 m H | 13.81 |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 4th | 110 m H | 13.64 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 29th (qf) | 110 m H | 14.03 |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 110 m H | 13.49 w |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 25th (h) | 110 m H | 14.12 |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | 110 m H | 13.44 (-0.1 m/s) GR A |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | 400 m H | 50.61 A |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 7th | 60 m H | 7.61 (NRi) |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 110 m H | 13.29 (NR, =AR) |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 1st | 110 m H | 13.62 |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 40.17 |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 17th (sf) | 60 m H | 7.81 |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 1st | 110 m H | 13.74 |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 110 m H | 13.45 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th (sf) | 110 m H | 13.85 |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 110 m H | 13.89 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (sf) | 110 m H | 13.44 |
| 2009 | Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 1st | 110 m H | 13.64 A |
| 2009 | Bolivarian Games | Sucre, Bolivia | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 39.25 GR A |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | 60 m H | DQ |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 8th | 110 m H | 20.10 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | 110 m H | 13.85 |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 110 m H | 13.60 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 13th (sf) | 110 m H | 13.73 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | 110 m H | 13.27 (NR) |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 110 m H | 13.97 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 20th (sf) | 110 m H | 13.63 |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Perú | 2nd | 110 m H | 13.80 (-0.4 m/s) |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Perú | 3rd | 400 m H | 50.34 |