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. 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.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 20 June 2015. He was the silver medallist in the steeplechase at the 2014 South American Games behind José Peña.
Competition record Representing 2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4th3000 m s'chase9:40.172011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina6th3000 m s'chase8:44.482013South American ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia4th3000 m s'chase8:45.14Bolivarian GamesTrujillo, Peru3rd10,000 m29:03.592nd3000 m s'chase8:28.62014South American GamesSantiago, Chile –10,000 mDNF2nd3000 m s'chase8:45.96Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico2nd3000 m s'chase9:19.91Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico –5000 mDNF4th3000 m s'chase8:56.592015South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd1500 m3:42.381st3000 m s'chase8:29.53Pan American GamesToronto, Canada –3000 m s'chaseDNFWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China36th (h)3000 m s'chase9:16.472017South American ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay1st3000 m s'chase8:45.93Bolivarian GamesSanta Marta, Colombia2nd3000 m s'chase8:40.122018South American GamesCochabamba, Bolivia2nd3000 m s'chase9:01.99Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1st3000 m s'chase8:44.512019South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru3rd5000 m13:54.513rd3000 m s'chase8:41.48World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar –5000 mDNF2022South American GamesAsunción, Paraguay –10,000 mDNF1st3000 m s'chase8:40.28
Personal bests 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 United States 2 May 2019 10,000 m 28:51.16 Tijuana Mexico 8 September 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 Bogotá Colombia 29 July 2012 Marathon 2:17:29 Hamburg Germany 17 April 2017
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