Arabelly Orjuela

Arabelly Orjuela Sánchez (born 24 July 1988) is a Colombian race walker. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Arabelly Orjuela

Personal information
Full name	Arabelly Orjuela Sánchez
Born	(1988-07-24) 24 July 1988 Líbano, Tolima, Colombia
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	43 kg (95 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Medal record Representing Colombia Women's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Team Championships 0 0 1 Pan American Cup 1 2 1 Ibero-American Championships 1 0 0 South American Games 0 1 0 South American Championships 0 1 1 South American Race Walking Championships 2 0 0 Bolivarian Games 0 1 0 Total 4 5 3 World Team Championships 2016 Rome 20 km walk (team) Pan American Cup 2011 Envigado 20 km walk (team) 2011 Envigado 20 km walk 2013 Guatemala City 20 km walk (team) 2023 Managua 35 km walk Ibero-American Championships 2012 Barquisimeto 10,000 m walk South American Games 2010 Medellín 20,000 m walk South American Championships 2013 Cartagena 20,000 m walk 2011 Buenos Aires 20,000 m walk South American Race Walking Championships 2012 Salinas 20 km walk 2012 Salinas 20 km walk (team) Bolivarian Games 2022 Valledupar 35 km walk
Updated on 15 April 2026

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orjuela and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Personal bests

Track walk

• 10,000 m: 46:21.88 min – Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 9 June 2012
• 20,000 m: 1:32:48.7 hrs (ht) – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 June 2011

Road walk

• 20 km: 1:32:40 hrs – Lima, Peru, 13 May 2017

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the Colombia
2010	South American Under-23 Championships / South American Games	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	20,000 m track walk	1:45:29.4
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	6th	10,000 m walk	47:34.21
2011	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Envigado, Colombia	2nd	20 km road walk	1:36:12
	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	20,000 m track walk	1:32:48.7
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	31st	20 km road walk	1:39:28
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	6th	20 km road walk	1:36:50
2012	South American Race Walking Championships	Salinas, Ecuador	1st	20 km road walk	1:34:40.2
	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	30th	20 km road walk	1:36:14
	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	10,000 m track walk	46:21.88
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	43rd	20 km road walk	1:35:05
2013	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Guatemala City, Guatemala	—	20 km road walk	DQ
	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	20,000 m track walk	1:38:59.78
2014	South American Race Walking Championships	Cochabamba, Bolivia	8th	20 km road walk	1:41:51
2017	South American Championships	Asunción, Paraguay	–	20,000 m track walk	DQ
2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	5th	20,000 m track walk	1:39:29
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	5th	20,000 m track walk	1:35:33.00
2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	2nd	35 km road walk	3:00:15
	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	6th	35 km road walk	3:02:55

External links

• Arabelly Orjuela at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arabelly Orjuela". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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