Gisela Morales

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Valentin.

Gisela Morales
Personal information
Full nameGisela Maria Morales Valentin
National team Guatemala
Born (1987-12-17) 17 December 1987 (age 37)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamAuburn University (U.S.) (2005-2007)
University of Texas (U.S.) (2007-2008)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Guatemala
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 S.Domingo 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2003 S.Domingo 200 m backstroke
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Salvador 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz 200 m backstroke

Gisela Maria Morales Valentin (born 17 December 1987)[1] is an Olympic swimmer from Guatemala. She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

She also won two bronze medals at the 2003 Pan American Games. She attended college (and swam for) the USA's Auburn University[2] before transferring to the University of Texas.

Morales served as Guatemala's flag-bearer at the 2004 Olympic Games,[3] where she finished 27th and 26th in the 100m backstroke and the 200m backstroke respectively.

At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Morales won the Gold Medal in both the 50m backstroke and the 100m backstroke, and the Silver Medal in the 200m backstroke, in a close battle with Mexican competitor Fernanda González.

She represented Guatemala at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games.

International competitions

References

  1. ^ "Morales' bio page". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008.
  2. ^ Morales' bio Archived 14 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine from the Auburn athletics website. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. ^ Gisela Morales battles way to Olympics. Xinhua News Agency: published 2008-08-01; retrieved 2009-06-13.


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