In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the Pan American Games 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, and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 45.33 s.
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, 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 Helsinki, Finland, being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46.73 s.
alejandro, cárdenas, alejandro, manuel, cárdenas, robles, born, october, 1974, retired, track, field, athlete, from, mexico, married, high, jumper, athlete, romary, rifka, personal, informationfull, namealejandro, manuel, cárdenas, roblesnationalitymexicanborn. Alejandro Manuel Cardenas Robles born October 4 1974 is a retired track amp field athlete from Mexico He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka Alejandro CardenasPersonal informationFull nameAlejandro Manuel Cardenas RoblesNationalityMexicanBorn 1974 10 04 4 October 1974 age 49 Hermosillo MexicoHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Weight73 kg 161 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 100 metres 400 metres DecathlonCoached byAndrzej Piotrowski In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Cardenas and the second or maternal family name is Robles Contents 1 Career 2 International competitions 2 1 Personal bests 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer editAfter forming part of the Mexican 4 100 metres relay in the 1992 Summer Olympics he opted for the decathlon In 1995 he earned a bronze medal in the Pan American Games 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 and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 45 33 s In 1998 he participated in the Central American and Caribbean Games in the 400 m dash in which he earned a bronze medal Cardenas 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 Cardenas 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 Cardenas participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics 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 Cardenas participated in the World Championships in Helsinki Finland being eliminated in the first round with a time of 46 73 s International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing nbsp Mexico 1992 Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships U 20 Tegucigalpa Honduras 3rd 100 m 10 6 0 0 m s Ibero American Championships Seville Spain 4th 4 100 m relay 40 29 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 4 100 m relay DSQ World Junior Championships Seoul South Korea 29th qf 100m 10 83 1 8 m s 28th h 200m 21 88 0 7 m s 9th h 4 100 m relay 42 12 14th h 4 400 m relay 3 19 47 1993 World Championships Stuttgart Germany 16th h 4 100 m relay 39 79 1994 Ibero American Championships Mar del Plata Argentina 2nd 4 400 m relay 3 07 75 4th Decathlon 7 015 pts W 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata Argentina 3rd 4 100 m relay 39 77 5th 4 400 m relay 3 08 04 3rd Decathlon 7387 pts World Championships Gothenburg Sweden 18th h 4 100 m relay 39 66 18th h 4 400 m relay 3 07 22 Universiade Fukuoka Japan 13th sf 100 m 10 62 5th 4 100 m relay 40 14 1996 Ibero American Championships Medellin Colombia 1st 4 100 m relay 39 60 2nd Decathlon 7614 pts Olympic Games Atlanta United States 18th qf 400 m 45 33 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris France 10th sf 400 m 46 50 9th h 4 400 m relay 3 11 41 World Championships Athens Greece 28th qf 400 m 46 63 1998 Ibero American Championships Lisbon Portugal 1st 400 m 45 04 1st 4 400 m relay 3 06 12 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo Venezuela 3rd 400 m 45 22 4th 4 400 m relay 3 04 80 1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi Japan 3rd 400 m 46 02 NR World Championships Seville Spain 3rd 400 m 44 31 PB Pan American Games Winnipeg Canada 3rd 400 m 44 92 2000 Olympic Games Sydney Australia 23rd qf 400 m 45 66 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City Guatemala 3rd 400 m 45 85 A World Championships Edmonton Canada 14th h 4 400 m relay 3 03 19 NR 2004 Ibero American Championships Huelva Spain 3rd 400 m 45 22 Olympic Games Athens Greece 16th sf 400 m 45 64 2005 World Championships Helsinki Finland 35th h 400 m 46 73 SB Personal bests edit 200 metres 20 63 s 1998 400 metres 44 31 s 1999 Decathlon 7 614 points 1996 See also editMexican records in athleticsReferences edit Alejandro Cardenas se anexa a la Conade Atletismo en Mexico 2 July 2009 Archived from the original on 4 April 2013 Retrieved 30 March 2012 External links editAlejandro Cardenas at World Athletics nbsp Alejandro Cardenas at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Alejandro Cardenas at Olympics com Picture of Alejandro Cardenas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alejandro Cardenas amp oldid 1195056888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
