Gerard Giraldo

Gerard Giraldo
Personal information
Full nameGerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)
Armenia, Colombia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance and long distance running

Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa (born 21 March 1989) is a Colombian athlete competing in middle-distance and long distance running events. He specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships.

At the 2015 South American Championships he won the steeplechase in a championship record time of 8:29.53 minutes and also set a Colombian record of 3:42.38 minutes for the 1500 metres, winning a bronze medal.[2] He was the silver medallist in the steeplechase at the 2014 South American Games behind José Peña.