Gilmar Mayo

Gilmar Mayo
Personal information
Full nameGilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano
NationalityColombian
Born (1969-09-30) September 30, 1969 (age 55)
Pailitas, Cesar, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
SportAthletics
Events
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's athletics
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Valencia High jump
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cuenca Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cuenca High jump
Silver medal – second place 1998 Cuenca Long jump
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Cochabamba High jump
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ambato High jump
Gold medal – first place 2005 Armenia High jump

Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano (born 30 September 1969) is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 m (7 ft 7+12 in), achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian and South American record.[1] Mayo represented Colombia twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000) and three times at the World Athletics Championships (1995, 1997 and 1999).

Mayo was the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the high jump and competed at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007, which included a bronze on his second appearance at the competition. He was a four-time champion at the South American Championships in Athletics (1991, 1995, 1997, 2005) and a three-time gold medallist at the South American Games – this includes the 1998 South American Games where he also won the triple jump title and the long jump silver medal. His mark of 2.25 m (7 ft 4+12 in) at the 1994 South American Games is the current Games record. He was a frequent participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and was the gold medallist there in 2000 and 2002.

  1. ^ Colombian athletics records Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (updated June 2007)