Gerald Giraldo

Gerald Giraldo

Personal information
Full name	Gerald 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

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
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

Personal bests

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