Gisela Morales
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gisela Maria Morales Valentin |
| National team |  Guatemala |
| Born | 17 December 1987 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| College team | Auburn University (U.S.) (2005-2007) University of Texas (U.S.) (2007-2008) |
Medal record | |
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
[edit]- 2003 Pan American Games (100 & 200 backs)
- 2004 Olympics
- 2005 World Championships
- 2008 Olympics (100 & 200 backs)
- 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games (50, 100 & 200 backs)
- 2011 Pan American Games (100 & 200 backs)
References
[edit]- ^ "Morales' bio page". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008.
- ^ Morales' bio Archived 14 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine from the Auburn athletics website. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ Gisela Morales battles way to Olympics. Xinhua News Agency: published 2008-08-01; retrieved 2009-06-13.
External links
[edit]- Gisela Morales at World Aquatics
- Gisela Morales at Olympics.com
- Gisela Morales at Olympedia
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 May 2010)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Guatemala City
- Auburn Tigers women's swimmers
- Expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Guatemalan female swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Guatemala
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Guatemala
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guatemala
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Guatemala
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Guatemala
- Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
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