Ruth Grajeda
Appearance
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Full name | Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico | 31 July 1980|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Template:Spanish name 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 |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (29 May 2006). "Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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