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Gerard Giraldo
Personal information
Full name	Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa
Born	21 March 1989 (age 35); 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 Giraldo

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.

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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.

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Gerard Giraldo at World Athletics

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Campeonato Sudamericano Mayores Lima 2015^[usurped]. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 20 June 2015.

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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
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:28.6
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	–	10,000 m	DNF
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	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
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:56.59
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	3rd	1500 m	3:42.38
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	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
2017	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
2018	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
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	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
2022	South American Games	Asunción, Paraguay	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:40.28

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

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