Colombian runner (born 1989)
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
|
Bolivarian Games
|
Santa Marta, Colombia
|
2nd
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:40.12
|
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
|
2022
|
South American Games
|
Asunción, Paraguay
|
–
|
10,000 m
|
DNF
|
1st
|
3000 m s'chase
|
8:40.28
|
Personal bests
References
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