# Diego Palomeque

Diego Armando Palomeque Echavarría (born 5 December 1993 in Apartadó, Antioquia) is a Colombian sprinter.

## Career

He tied Aldemir da Silva Junior for the 200 metres title at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics.
On 28 April 2012, Palomeque broke the Colombian National Junior Record in the 400 metres with 45.62, thereby also meeting the 'B'-Standard to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was initially suspended and later excluded from the games after testing positive for exogenous testosterone.
He was banned for two years between 12.08.2012 and 11.08.2014.
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Personal bests

* 100 m: 10.11 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) – Asunción, 23 June 2017
* 200 m: 20.32 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) – Medellín, 11 June 2017
* 400 m: 45.25 s A– Medellín, 30 April 2016

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Colombia ||||||
| 2010 | South American Youth Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 400 m | 47.89 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.67 |
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 4th | 400 m | 48.30 |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.45 A (0.0 m/s) |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 200 m | 20.94 A (0.0 m/s) |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.08 A |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.71 A |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 5th | 400 m | 46.52 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 30th (h) | 400 m | 47.55 |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 8th | 100 m | 10.51 A (-1.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 9th (h) | 200 m | 21.09 A (-0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | South American Under-23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | 200 m | 21.02 (+1.4 m/s) |
| 2014 | South American Under-23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.95 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 3rd (h) | 100 m | 10.45 A (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.52 A |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 100m | 10.40 (-1.1 m/s) |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 200m | 21.15 (0.0 m/s) |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.80 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 41st (h) | 100 m | 10.45 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.68 |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m | 10.31 |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.58 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 7th | 100 m | 10.39 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | – | 200 m | DNF |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.97 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.78 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 10th (h) | 100 m | 10.31$^1$ |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.17 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.35 |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 8th (B) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.52 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 100 m | 10.47 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.94 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.04 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 21st (h) | 100 m | 10.65 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.41 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.50 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.20 |
$^1$Did not start in the semifinals