Gerald Giraldo
Personal information | |
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Full name | Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa |
Born |
Armenia, Colombia | 21 March 1989
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Colombia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle-distance and long distance running |
Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa (born 21 March 1989) is a Colombian athlete competing in Middle-distance and long distance running events. He specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships.
At the 2015 South American Championships he won the steeplechase in a championship record time of 8:29.53 minutes and also set a Colombian record of 3:42.38 minutes for the 1500 metres, winning a bronze medal.[2] He was the silver medallist in the steeplechase at the 2014 South American Games behind José Peña.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Colombia | |||||
2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:40.17 |
2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:44.48 |
2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.14 |
Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | 10,000 m | 29:03.59 | |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.6 | |||
2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | – | 10,000 m | DNF |
2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.96 | |||
Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:19.91 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | – | 5000 m | DNF | |
4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:56.59 | |||
2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:42.38 |
1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:29.53 | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 36th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:16.47 |
Personal bests
Event | Time | City | Country | Date |
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1500 m | 3:42.38 | Lima | Peru | 13 June 2015 |
3000 m | 8:10.46 | Belen | Brazil | Augusth 10,2014 |
5000 m | 14:17.04 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | Augusth 3,2014 |
10,000 m | 29:03.59 | Trujillo | Peru | 27 November 2013 |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:28.6 | Trujillo | Peru | 29 November 2013 |
10K run | 30:10 | Cipolletti | Argentina | 8 March 2014 |
15K run | 45:45 | Tulua | Colombia | 12 February 2012 |
Half marathon | 1:07:48 | Bogota | Colombia | 29 July 2012 |
Marathon | 2:17:29 | Hamburgo | Alemania | 17 April 2017 |
References
- ↑ Gerald Giraldo profile at IAAF
- ↑ Campeonato Sudamericano Mayores Lima 2015. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 20 June 2015.
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