Noraldo Palacios Rivas (born 8 July 1980 in Turbo, Antioquia) is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.61 m, achieved in Bogotá 24 May 2009.
He won bronze medals at the 2005 South American Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, and silver medals at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2003 South American Championships.
In 2009 he was found guilty of betamethasone doping. The sample was delivered on 22 May 2008 in an in-of-competition test in São Paulo. He received a suspension from June 2008 to December 2008.
Achievements Representing 2001Bolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador1stJavelin73.40 m A2002Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 2ndJavelin75.11 m2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic9thJavelin69.09 mSouth American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 2ndJavelin76.81 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 3rdJavelin73.54 mBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1stJavelin77.37 m GR A2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 3rdJavelin74.10 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1stJavelin79.09 m2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5thJavelin71.14 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile 2ndJavelin77.20 m2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 2ndJavelin77.87 mBolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia2ndJavelin71.64 m A
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