Ruth Grajeda

Ruth Grajeda

Personal information
Full name	Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González
Nationality	Mexico
Born	31 July 1980 Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	4 × 400 metres relay
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for  Mexico Ibero-American Championships 2006 Ponce 4×400 m relay 2008 Iquique 4×400 m relay

Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González (born July 31, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.^[1] She won two gold medals, as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.^[2][3]

Grajeda competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and Nallely Vela. Running the start-off leg, Grajeda recorded her individual-split time of 54.71 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Mexico
2002	NACAC U-25 Championships	San Antonio, Texas, United States	6th	100m	12.22 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			5th	200m	24.82 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	100m	11.95 w (wind: 2.3 m/s)

References

1. "Ruth Grajeda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
2. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (29 May 2006). "Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
3. "Oro para el relevo femenil 4x400 en Iberoamericano de Atletismo" [Gold for women's 4×400 relay in Iberoamerican Athletics] (in Spanish). La Jornada. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
4. "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

External links

• Ruth Grajeda profile at IAAF
• NBC Olympics Profile