Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso (born 13 December 1971) is a Guatemalan former long-distance runner who competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the half marathon. She was active in the 1990s and 2000s. She represented her country at the 2003 Pan American Games and was twice a finalist.Elsa Monterroso . All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-04. She competed twice at world level, at the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.Elsa Monterroso. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
She was highly successful at competitions in the Central American region. She took a three golds and broke three Games records at the 2001 Central American Games and was a seven-time winner at the Central American Championships in Athletics. She was also a bronze medallist at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics and a five-time bronze medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.
Monterroso holds the Guatemalan national records in the 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
Personal bests 1500 metres – 4:34.55 min (2001) 3000 metres – 9:42.33 min (1994) 5000 metres – 17:03.41 min (2002) 10,000 metres – 35:54.46 min (2003) Half marathon – 78:59 min (2003)
International competitions 1991Central American ChampionshipsTegucigalpa, Honduras1st800 m2:22.321st1500 m4:55.731993CAC ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd1500 m4:34.593rd3000 m10:09.181994Central American GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador1st1500 m4:42.802nd3000 m3rd4 × 400 m relayIbero-American ChampionshipsMar del Plata, Argentina4th1500 m4:43.166th3000 m9:42.331996Ibero-American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia11th1500 m4:43.441997Central American GamesSan Pedro Sula, Honduras3rd1500 m4:39.312nd5000 m18:00.5CAC ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico3rd10,000 m36:57.301998CAC GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela7th5000 m17:48.27Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd5000 m18:45.32000South American Cross Country ChampionshipsCartagena, Colombia — (guest)Senior race30:05World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVeracruz, Mexico49thHalf marathon1:30:309thTeam4:33:362001Central American Games1st1500 m4:34.55 1st5000 m17:19.10 1st10,000 m36:07.26 CAC ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd5000 m17:17.003rd10,000 m36:57.302002Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica2nd1500 m4:47.723rd5000 m18:01.34CAC GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador7th1500 m4:39.484th5000 m17:03.41 Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala —5000 m2003CAC Cross Country ChampionshipsAcapulco, Mexico6thSenior race31:38Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1st1500 m4:40.581st5000 m17:38.32 1st10,000 m37:28.80CAC ChampionshipsSt. George's, Bermuda3rd1500 m4:39.442nd10,000 m35:54.46 Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic11th1500 m4:46.538th5000 m17:13.727th10,000 m36:24.232004World Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium82ndShort race15:5388thSenior race33:21Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st5000 m18:00.621st10,000 m36:23.422005CAC ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas5th5000 m18:03.156th10,000 m39:59.452007Central American Cross Country ChampionshipsLord's Bank, Belize1stSenior race31:32NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd5000 m17:59.85Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st5000 m18:43.871st10,000 m39:03.182009Central American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala3rd5000 m18:23.77
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