Melissa González (athlete)

Melissa Gonzalez Creamer (born 24 June 1994) is a Colombian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] She won a gold medal at the South American Championships in 2019 where she also broke the 25 year old national record in the event. She won a silver medal at the 2018 South American Games and two medals at the 2017 South American Championships.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gonzalez and the second or maternal family name is Creamer.
Melissa Gonzalez
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Gonzalez Creamer
Born (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994
El Paso, Texas, United States[1]
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Spouse(s)David Blough
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
College teamTexas Longhorns

Her personal best in the event is 55.73 seconds set in Lima, Peru in 2019.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
2016 South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 59.26
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:42.19
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.42
2nd 400 m hurdles 56.29
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 3rd 400 m hurdles 58.14
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.96
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.86
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.87
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 7th 400 m hurdles 56.57
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.61
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 55.73
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.97
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.81
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.78
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.02
World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.49

References
  1. "College bio". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. Melissa González at World Athletics


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