Frances Colón (sprinter)

Frances Colón
Personal information
BornFrances Colón Vazquez
(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.38 (2026)
100m: 11.26 (2026)
200m: 23.46 (2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Medellín4×100 m relay
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Lima4×100 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Tlaxcala200 m
NACAC U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 San José100 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 San José200 m
Junior Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2025 Asunción100 m
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Bogotá4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Bogotá100 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Bogotá200 m

Frances Colón Vazquez (born 16 March 2006) is a Puerto Rican sprinter.[1]

Biography

From Ponce, and a student at Inter-American University of Puerto Rico,[2][3] Frances Colón Vazquez placed second to Kaila Jackson in her heat of the 100 metres at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships, prior to placing fourth in the final.[4][5] She became the Puerto Rican U18 record holder over both 100 metres and 200 metres.[6]

Colón won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games in Asunción, Paraguay in August 2025, finishing behind Shaniqua Bascombe and Liranyi Alonso and in a photo finish with Jamaican Serena Cole. It was Puerto Rico's first ever medal in the event and the first time a Puerto Rican sprinter had won a medal at any Pan American Games, in adult and youth categories.[7][8][9] Later that year, she won silver medals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2025 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Bogotá, also winning a gold medal in the 4 x 100 m relay as the team set a national U20 record of 44.58 seconds.[10]

In May 2026, she ran a personal best 11.26 seconds for the 100 metres at the 2026 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, placing seventh in the final.[11] At the championships she won a bronze medal with Eloy Benitez, Adrian Canales and Gladymar Torres in the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay.[12] She was also part of the gold medal winning women's 4 x 100 metres relay team at the championships alongside Torres, Adanelys Rodríguez, and Legna Echevarría, running 43.78 seconds.[13] In June 2026, the same quartet won the silver medal in the women's 4 × 100 m relay team, and set a new national record time of 43.42 seconds, at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Athletics.[14] In July 2026, she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2026 NACAC U23 Championships behind Lavanya Williams and Alana Reid of Jamaica.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Frances Colon". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Who is Frances Colón, the young sprinter who surprised everyone at the last LAI Games?". elnuevodia.com. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "LAI: Frances Colón surpasses Gladymar Torres and sets a new record in the 100 meters dash". Primera Hora. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Smith, Gary (4 August 2023). "Kaila Jackson, Alana Reid lead 2023 Pan American U20 Championships 100m qualifiers". World-Track. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Frances Colón accelerates her rise in Puerto Rican athletics". elvocero.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sprinter makes history with Puerto Rico's first medal in 100-meter event". San Juan Daily Star. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Shaniqua Bascombe strikes gold at Jr Pan Am in women's 100m final". Newsday.co.tt. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "PANAM SPORTS AWARDS 2025: THE CONTINENT CHOSE THE BEST JUNIOR ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". panamsports.org. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Guaitoto and Maturana lead Colombian dominance at Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Ibero American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Ibero American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ibero American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 30 May 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Pan American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Jamaica win 16 medals on opening day of NACAC U18/U23 Championships". Jamaica Observer. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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