Spanish long-distance runner (born 1965)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
González and the second or maternal family name is
Santillo .
Griselda González
Birth name Griselda María de los Ángeles González[ a] Full name Griselda María de los Ángeles González Santillo Nationality Argentine, Spanish Born (1965-12-04 ) 4 December 1965 (age 59) Buenos Aires , ArgentinaCountry 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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Argentina
1988
Buenos Aires Marathon
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1st
Marathon
2:42:48
1990
Ibero-American Championships
Manaus , Brazil
5th
3000 m
9:29.55
4th
10,000 m
35:38.99
1991
Pan American Games
Havana, Cuba
5th
10,000 m
35:33.45
1992
Ibero-American Championships
Seville , Spain
2nd
10,000 m
33:24.89
1993
South American Championships
Lima, Peru
2nd
5000 m
9:45.5
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
19th
Marathon
2:35:12
1997
Buenos Aires Marathon
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1st
Marathon
2:37:04
Representing Spain
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
33rd
Marathon
2:38:28
2001
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam, Netherlands
6th
Marathon
2:31:05
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
29th
Marathon
2:37:52
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