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Melissa Gonzalez (hurdler)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gonzalez and the second or maternal family name is Creamer.
Melissa Gonzalez
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Gonzalez Creamer
Born (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 30)
El Paso, Texas, United States[1]
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
SpouseDavid Blough
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m hurdles
College teamTexas Longhorns

Melissa Gonzalez Creamer (born 24 June 1994) is a Colombian-American athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.[3] Born in El Paso, Texas, she holds dual citizenship due to her father's Colombian origin, and she elected to represent Colombia in the international competitions.[4] She won a gold medal at the South American Championships in 2019 where she also broke the 25 year old national record in the event. She won a silver medal at the 2018 South American Games and two medals at the 2017 South American Championships.

Her personal best in the event is 55.32 seconds set in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Colombia
2016 South American U23 Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 59.26
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:42.19
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.42
2nd 400 m hurdles 56.29
Bolivarian Games Santa Marta, Colombia 3rd 400 m hurdles 58.14
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.96
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.86
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.87
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 7th 400 m hurdles 56.57
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.61
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 1st 400 m hurdles 55.73
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.97
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.81
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.78
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.02
World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.49
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 1st 400 m hurdles 55.68
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.04
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.47
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st 400 m hurdles 54.87
World Championships Eugene, United States 17th (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.13

Personal life

González is a Christian.[4] She is married to Minnesota Vikings backup quarterback David Blough.

References

  1. ^ "College bio". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 South American Games bio". Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ^ Melissa Gonzalez at World Athletics
  4. ^ a b Shields, Christian (9 July 2021). "Melissa Gonzalez, wife of Lions QB David Blough, will represent Colombia at Olympics, aim to share Christ". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 11 July 2021.


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