Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano (born 30 September 1969) is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is , achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian and South American record.Colombian athletics records (updated June 2007) Mayo represented Colombia twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000) and three times at the World Athletics Championships (1995, 1997 and 1999).
Mayo was the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the high jump and competed at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007, which included a bronze on his second appearance at the competition. He was a four-time champion at the South American Championships in Athletics (1991, 1995, 1997, 2005) and a three-time gold medallist at the South American Games – this includes the 1998 South American Games where he also won the triple jump title and the long jump silver medal. His mark of at the 1994 South American Games is the current Games record. He was a frequent participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and was the gold medallist there in 2000 and 2002.
International competitions Representing 1987South American Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile7thHigh jump1.75 m8thLong jump6.64 m6thTriple jump14.76 m1988South American Junior ChampionshipsCubatão, Brazil9thHigh jump1.95 m8thLong jump6.47 m4thTriple jump14.79 m1989South American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia6thTriple jump15.94 m1991South American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1stHigh jump2.20 m CRPan American Games Havana, Cuba11thHigh jump2.10 m1993Bolivarian GamesCochabamba, Bolivia1stHigh jump2.20 m ASouth American ChampionshipsLima, Peru4thHigh jump2.13 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico4thHigh jump2.14 m1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina1stHigh jump2.32 mSouth American GamesValencia, Venezuela1stHigh jump2.25 m1995World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 10thHigh jump2.24 mPan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rdHigh jump2.26 mSouth American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1stHigh jump2.25 m CRWorld Championships Gothenburg, Sweden17th (q)High jump2.24 m1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2ndHigh jump2.23 mOlympic Games Atlanta, United States21st (q)High jump2.26 m1997South American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 1stHigh jump2.26 m CRCentral American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1stHigh jump2.25 mWorld Championships Athens, Greece10thHigh jump2.29 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rdHigh jump2.18 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela 2ndHigh jump2.30 mSouth American GamesCuenca, Ecuador1st4 × 100 m47.42 s A1stHigh jump2.24 m A2ndLong jump7.29 m1stTriple jump15.78 m A1999South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2ndHigh jump2.26 m A =CRPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada5thHigh jump2.20 mWorld Championships Seville, Spain19th (q)High jump2.23 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stHigh jump2.24 mOlympic Games Sydney, Australia23rd (q)High jump2.20 m2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada 11thHigh jump2.20 mBolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador1stHigh jump2.23 m A2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stHigh jump2.26 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 3rdHigh jump2.15 m2005South American Championships Cali, Colombia 1stHigh jump2.22 mBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1stHigh jump2.26 m GR A2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico 2ndHigh jump2.20 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 1stHigh jump2.19 mSouth American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 2ndHigh jump2.20 m2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13thHigh jump2.10 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 3rdHigh jump2.21 m2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile5thHigh jump2.15 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia5thHigh jump2.10 m
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