Griselda González Explained

Griselda González
Fullname:Griselda María de los Ángeles González Santillo
Birth Name:Griselda María de los Ángeles González
Birth Date:1965 12, df=y
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality:Argentine, Spanish
Country:Argentina, Spain

Griselda María de los Ángeles González Santillo (born 4 December 1965) is a former long-distance runner. She twice won the Buenos Aires Marathon. Born in Argentina, she represented her country of birth twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics, before switching nationality and competing for Spain.

González had success at the South American Cross Country Championships where she took silver in the 1987 and 1988 races before finally taking the gold in 1989.[1]

Achievements

Representing
1988Buenos Aires, Argentina1stMarathon2:42:48
1990Ibero-American ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil5th3000 m9:29.55
4th10,000 m35:38.99
1991Havana, Cuba5th10,000 m35:33.45
1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spainbgcolor=silver2nd10,000 m33:24.89
1993South American ChampionshipsLima, Perubgcolor=silver2nd5000 m9:45.5
1996Atlanta, United States19thMarathon 2:35:12
1997Buenos Aires, Argentina1stMarathon2:37:04
Representing
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia33rdMarathon2:38:28
2001Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands6thMarathon2:31:05
Edmonton, Canada29thMarathon

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cxc.htm Continental Cross Country Championships and Cups