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Full name | Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa |
Born | Armenia, Colombia | 21 March 1989
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Colombia |
Sport | Athletics |
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.