Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz (born 17 January 1998) is a Colombian sprinter. He won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres, setting the new South American record of 43.93 seconds.

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Anthony Zambrano

Zambrano in 2019
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Full name	Anthony José Zambrano de la Cruz
Born	(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) Maicao, Colombia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
Events	400 metres 4×100 metres 4×400 metres Mixed relay
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships 0 1 0 Pan American Games 2 0 0 South American Championships 4 0 0 South American U23 Championships 3 0 0 Total 9 2 0 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 400 m World Championships 2019 Doha 400 m Pan American Games 2019 Lima 400 m 2019 Lima 4×400 m relay South American Championships 2019 Lima 400 m 2019 Lima 4×400 m relay 2023 São Paulo 400 m 2023 São Paulo Mixed relay South American U23 Championships 2018 Cuenca 400 m 2018 Cuenca 4×100 m relay 2018 Cuenca 4×400 m relay

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He was also a finalist of the 400 metres in the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Cali, Colombia. The following year he was in the final of the 400 metres at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He currently holds the national record and national record U23 in the 400 meters at 43.93 sec, which also becomes South American record U23^[1] and the second best historical mark of South America in the 400 meters. He won the 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, setting the championship record. In 2019 he won the Pan American Games 400 meters in Lima, Peru.

He has qualified to represent Colombia at the 2020 Summer Olympics^[2] where he won the silver medal in the 400 metres with a time of 44.08, finishing behind Steven Gardiner.