Juan Urán

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 this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urán and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.
Juan Urán
Personal information
Full nameJuan Guillermo Urán Salazar
BornJanuary 3, 1983 (1983-01-03) (age 38)
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro 10m synchro
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena 10m platform
2006 Cartagena 3m springboard
South American Championships
2008 São Paulo 10m platform
2008 São Paulo 10m synchro
2008 São Paulo 3m synchro
2008 São Paulo 3m springboard

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
  • 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.
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