Ruth Grajeda

Ruth Grajeda
Personal information
Full nameRuth del Carmen Grajeda
González
Nationality Mexico
Born (1980-07-31) 31 July 1980 (age 44)
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc,
Chihuahua, Mexico
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event4 × 400 metres relay
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Mexico
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Ponce 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2008 Iquique 4×400 m relay
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grajeda and the second or maternal family name is González.

Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González (born July 31, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] She won two gold medals, as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[2][3]

Grajeda competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and Nallely Vela. Running the start-off leg, Grajeda recorded her individual-split time of 54.71 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Mexico
2002 NACAC U-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 6th 100m 12.22 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
5th 200m 24.82 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 5th 100m 11.95 w (wind: 2.3 m/s)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruth Grajeda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (29 May 2006). "Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Oro para el relevo femenil 4x400 en Iberoamericano de Atletismo" [Gold for women's 4×400 relay in Iberoamerican Athletics] (in Spanish). La Jornada. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.


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