Ronal Longa (born 30 June 2004) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Colombian U20 and U23 national record holder over 100 metres.
Biography Longa became only the fifth junior athlete to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres, and set a new national senior record time of 9.99 seconds to win the bronze medal at the South American Athletics Championships, in São Paulo in July 2023.
Longa competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships but suffered an injury in the 100 metres and did not qualify from his heat.
He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Selected for the inaugural Pan American Championships in Medellín, he won the 100 metres final, running a new personal best of 9.85 seconds on 26 June, finishing ahead of Canadian Eliezer Adjibi and Eloy Benitez of Puerto Rico. In August, he won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2026 CAC Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In September, he competed over 100 m at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest. He won the 100 metres gold medal at the 2026 South American Games.
International competitions Representing 2022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia19th (sf)100 m10.45 s4 × 100 m relayDQSouth American U23 ChampionshipsCascavel, Brazil 3rd 100 m10.30 s1st4 × 100 m relay39.59 s 2023 South American U20 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia 2nd 100 m10.08 s , 1st4 × 100 m relay39.77 s Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador8th 100 m10.63 s4th 4 × 100 m relay39.45 sSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil2nd 100 m9.99 s AU23R, , World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary54th (h)100 m 11.31 sPan American GamesSantiago, Chile100 m DQ2024Olympic GamesParis, France46th (h) 100 m 10.29 s2025 South American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina2nd100 m 10.04 s2nd 200 m 20.56 sJunior Pan American Games (U23)Asunción, Paraguay2nd100 m 10.07 s3rd 200 m20.51 s 1st4 × 100 m relay 38.99 s JPR, AU23RWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan23rd (sf)100 m10.23 sBolivarian GamesLima, Peru1st100 m 10.29 s2nd200 m 20.83 s1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.73 s 2026Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia 1st 100 m 9.85 s , AU23RHerculisFontvieille, Monaco6th 100 m 10.05 sCentral American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic1st 100 m10.06 s8th 200 m29.80 s4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.17 s World Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary 12th (sf)100 m 10.12 sSouth American GamesSanta Fe, Argentina1st100 m 10.10 s 1st200 m 20.43 s1st4 × 100 m relay39.09 s
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