Ricardo José Cardeño Restrepo (born January 8, 1971 in Medellín) is a triathlete from Colombia who won the 2005 Pan American Triathlon Championships, and who has represented his native country three times at the Pan American Games: 1995, 1999 and 2007.
Cardeno has competed at the international level since 1991.
He won the 2002 and 2007 Pan American Duathlon Championships in Colombia.