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 name	Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa
Born	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 Armenia, Colombia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Athletics
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

Event	Time	City	Country	Date
1500 m	3:42.38	Lima	Peru	13 June 2015
3000 m	8:10.46	Belém	Brazil	10 August 2014
5000 m	13:21.31	Stanford	EEUU	2 May 2019
10,000 m	28:51.16	Tijuana	México	08 Septiembre 2019
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	Hamburg	Germany	17 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.