Gerard Giraldo

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.

Gerard Giraldo
Personal information
Full nameGerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Armenia, Colombia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance and long distance running

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada – 3000 m s'chase DNF
World Championships Beijing, China 36th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:16.47
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:45.93
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 3000 m s'chase 9:01.99
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:44.51
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rd 5000 m 13:54.51
3rd 3000 m s'chase 8:41.48
World Championships Doha, Qatar – 5000 m DNF

Personal bests
EventTimeCityCountryDate
1500 m3:42.38LimaPeru13 June 2015
3000 m8:10.46BelémBrazil10 August 2014
5000 m13:21.31StanfordEEUU2 May 2019
10,000 m28:51.16TijuanaMéxico08 Septiembre 2019
3000 m steeplechase8:28.6TrujilloPeru29 November 2013
10K run30:10CipollettiArgentina8 March 2014
15K run45:45TuluaColombia12 February 2012
Half marathon1:07:48BogotaColombia29 July 2012
Marathon2:17:29HamburgGermany17 April 2017

References
  1. Gerard Giraldo at World Athletics
  2. Campeonato Sudamericano Mayores Lima 2015 Archived 20 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 20 June 2015.
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