# 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.
He was twice a silver medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Manuel Fuenmayor both times. He was also a bronze medallist at the inaugural 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics.
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 |
| 1990 | CAC Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 10th | 59.24 m |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 15th | 59.62 m |
| 1991 | 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 |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 8th | 65.14 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 7th | 69.58 m |
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 21st (q) | 62.48 m |
| 1997 | Central American Games | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 1st | 71.00 m |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 2001 | 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 |
| 2003 | CAC Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 67.50 m |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 10th | 66.98 m |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 70.29 m CR |
| 2004 | 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 |
| 2006 | CAC Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 4th | 65.91 m |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 7th | 66.93 m |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 65.87 m |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2009 | CAC Championships | Havana, Cuba | 8th | 64.76 m |
| 2010 | Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | 61.91 m |
| 2010 | CAC Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 9th | 63.34 m |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 60.20 m |