Darlenys Obregón Mulato (born 21 February 1986) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the sprinting events, primarily the 200 metres in which she has a personal best of 23.09 seconds. She represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics and is a three-time participant in the World Championships in Athletics (2005, 2009, 2011).

She won regional medals as a junior and was a double medalist in the sprints at the 2006 South American Championships. She is a frequent member of the Colombian 4×100 metres relay team and helped set the national record of 43.03 seconds at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2010 CAC Games she won three medals for Colombia, two in the relays and one in the 200 m bronze.

Career Born in Puerto Tejada, Cauca,Darlenys Obregón. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. Obregón began representing Colombia as a teenager and won her first international medals (silvers over 100 metres and 200 metres) at the 2002 South American Youth Championships.2002 South American Youth Championships. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. She was fifth in the 200 m at the South American Junior Athletics Championships the following year and also competed on the world stage at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where she came seventh in the 200 m final.2003 South American Junior Championships . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.Obregon Darlenis. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. She stepped up an age category for the South American Under-23 Athletics Championships and won the 200 m gold medal.South American U23 Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. She also ran personal bests of 11.69 seconds for the 100 m and 23.35 seconds over 200 m.

The 2005 season saw her progress into the senior ranks. She was the 100 m bronze medallist at the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and went on to win the Colombian senior national title in the 200 m.Pan American Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.Colombian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. As a result, she was chosen for the 4×100 metres relay team at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. The Colombian women ran a national record of 43.03 seconds in the heats to progress as the fastest non-qualifying team and then finished sixth in the final.Colombia voló en Mundial atlético . El Colombiano (2005). Retrieved on 2011-09-04.

She won her first senior international medals the following year, starting with a 200 m silver and relay bronze at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships, then a relay silver at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.Ibero-American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. Obregón established herself at continental level with silver medals in the 200 m and relay at the 2006 South American Championships in Athletics, as well as a 100 m bronze medal.Biscayart, Eduardo (2006-10-02). Brazil confirms its South American domination in Tunja. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. She was a participant at the 2007 Pan American Games, but did not progress past the 200 m semi-finals. The following June, she won the 200 m and 4×100 m relay titles at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships before going on to set a personal best of 23.09 seconds at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, where she won the 200 m bronze and relay silver.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-06-16). Brazil takes Ibero-American Championships in Chile – Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-07). Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-04. She was selected to represent her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 22-year-old reached the quarter-finals of the 200 m.

At the 2009 CAC Championships, she helped the Colombian team including Yomara Hinestroza, Felipa Palacios and Norma González to the silver medal in the relay.Results 2009 CAC Championships . CAC 2009. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. She ran the B standard for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, but did not make it past the heats stage of the 200 m. She fared better in the relay, where the Colombian team reached their second consecutive world final, although their finishing time of 43.71 seconds left them in last place.2009 World Championships - Women's 4x100 m relay final results . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-04. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games she won three medals for Colombia by taking the 200 m bronze, the 4×100 m relay gold medal and also a 4×400 m relay silver medal.. Mayaguez2010. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.

Personal bests 100 m: 11.54 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) – Bogotá, Colombia, 13 August 2011 200 m: 23.09 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) – Cali, Colombia, 5 July 2008 400 m: 52.78 s – Cali, Colombia, 26 November 2008

International competitions Representing 2002South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay2nd100 m12.23 s (-0.7 m/s)2nd200 m24.44 s (+3.3 m/s) w2nd4x100 m relay47.3 s1st1000 m medley relay2:13.94 min2003South American Junior ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador5th200 m24.43 (NWI)World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada5th (sf)100 m11.95 (+1.9 m/s)7th200 m24.43 (-1.4 m/s)2004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela1st200m23.76 (0.0 m/s)1stGuest performance out of competition4x100m relay43.462005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4th200 m23.18 w (+5.0 m/s)1st4×100 m relay43.17Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada3rd100 m11.82 (-1.8 m/s)5th200 m23.57 (+2.0 m/s)World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th4×100 m relay43.07Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia3rd (no medal)200 m23.10 s (+0.7 m/s) A1st4x100 m relay45.61 s A2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico2nd200 m23.23 (+0.7 m/s)3rd4×100 m relay44.792nd4×400 m relay3:37.71Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia7th200 m23.80 (-0.5 m/s)2nd4×100 m relay44.32South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia3rd100 m11.72 (-2.1 m/s)2nd200 m23.58 (-2.5 m/s)2nd4×100 m relay44.78South American U23 Championships /<br/ > South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina1st100m11.73 (+1.9 m/s)1st200m23.23 (+1.7 m/s)1st4x100m relay45.142nd4x400m relay3:41.922007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th (sf)200 m23.76 (+0.7 m/s)8th (h)4×100 m relay44.532008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile1st200 m23.84 (-0.5 m/s)1st4×100 m relay44.89Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd200 m23.13 (+0.3 m/s)2nd4×100 m relay43.56Olympic GamesBeijing, China25th (qf)200 m23.40 (wind: +0.0 m/s)2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1st4×100 m relay44.18Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba2nd4×100 m relay43.67World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany27th (h)200 m23.42 (+0.3 m/s)8th4×100 m relay43.71Bolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia1st100 m11.44 s A1st200 m23.19 s A1st4x100 m relay43.96 s A1st4x400 m relay3:39.06 min A2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain5th200 m24.22 (+0.5 m/s)2nd4×100 m relay44.295th4×400 m relay3:38.94Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico3rd200 m23.76 (-0.9 m/s)1st4×100 m relay43.632nd4×400 m relay3:33.032011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico4th4×100 m relay43.92World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea9th (h)4×100 m relay43.53Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico8th200 m23.64 (+0.5 m/s)2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela6th200 m23.59 (+0.6 m/s)3rd4×100 m relay44.42Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom11th (h)4×100 m relay43.212013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia15th (h)4×100 m relay43.65Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru4th200 m23.78 (+0.0 m/s)1st4×100 m relay43.902014South American GamesSantiago, Chile1st (h)1200 m23.91 (-0.2 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico13th (h)200 m24.58 A (+0.1 m/s)2nd4×100 m relay44.02 A2016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil4th4×100 m relay44.142017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay7th100 m11.54 (w)9th (h)200 m23.76 (w)2nd4×100 m relay44.50Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia6th100 m11.846th200 m47.793rd4 × 100 m relay45.962018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia4th4×100 m relay44.19 1: Did not finish in the final.

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