Juan Urán

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Juan Urán
Personal information
Full nameJuan Guillermo Urán Salazar
BornJanuary 3, 1983 (1983-01-03) (age 41)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10m synchro
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 10m platform
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena 3m springboard
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 São Paulo 10m platform
Gold medal – first place 2008 São Paulo 10m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2008 São Paulo 3m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2008 São Paulo 3m springboard

Juan Guillermo Urán Salazar (born January 3, 1983, in Medellín, Antioquia) is a male diver from Colombia, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000. He claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.

In the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008, he and his teammate Víctor Ortega reached the rank six in the 10m synchronized platform event, the best position ever achieved by a Colombian diver in that particular event so far.

References[edit]

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Guillermo Urán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • "Sancionado dos años el clavadista Juan Guillermo Urán por positivo de cocaína" (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 2010-11-11.