Alejandra García Flood (born June 13, 1973) is an Argentine pole vaulter.
Career Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record,Argentine athletics records (updated June 2007) and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American Championships. In 2000 and 2010 she won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best athletes from each decade in Argentina.
Competition record Representing 1990South American Junior Championships Bogotá, Colombia 2ndHigh jump1.65 m1993South American Championships Lima, Peru 2ndHigh jump1.84 m4thLong jump5.81 m (w)1994Ibero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina3rdLong jump6.13 m (+1.5 m/s)1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina5thHeptathlon5139 ptsSouth American Championships Manaus, Brazil 1stPole vault3.10 m4thHeptathlon4400 pts1996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia3rdHigh jump1.83 m5thLong jump6.16 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France –Pole vaultNMSouth American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 2ndPole vault3.50 m1998Ibero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal2ndPole vault3.95 mSouth American GamesCuenca, Ecuador1stPole vault4.05 m A1999South American Championships Bogotá, Colombia 1stPole vault4.30 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada 1stPole vault4.30 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain11thPole vault4.25 m2000Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil1stPole vault4.30 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia18th (q)Pole vault4.15 m2001South American Championships Manaus, Brazil –4 × 100 mDQ 1stPole vault4.00 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada21st (q)Pole vault4.25 m2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stPole vault4.25 m2003South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1stPole vault4.20 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France25th (q)Pole vault4.00 m2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain2ndPole vault4.30 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece13thPole vault4.20 m2006South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 3rdPole vault4.00 m2007South American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 2ndPole vault4.20 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4thPole vault4.20 m2008Ibero-AmericanIquique, Chile3rdPole vault4.00 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China31st (q)Pole vault4.15 m2009South American Championships Lima, Peru 3rdPole vault4.10 m2010Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain5thPole vault4.10 m2011South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina –Pole vaultNMPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico6thPole vault4.20 m
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