About Yilmar Herrera
Born 1996. Yilmar Herrera is a Colombian athletics competitor.
Yilmar Andrés Herrera Madera (born 29 April 1996 in El Bagre) is a Colombian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 2017 South American Championships.
His personal best in the event is 45.48 seconds set in MedellÃn in 2017.
Before taking up athletics he was a basketball player.
International competitions
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Who is Yilmar Herrera?
Colombian sprinter
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Yilmar Herrera was born on 29 April 1996 in Antioquia.
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Yilmar Herrera is an athletics competitor.
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Yilmar Herrera is Colombian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yilmar Herrera. https://biography.guide/yilmar-herrera/
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