Argentine pole vaulter
Alejandra García
Alejandra García in 2012
Born June 13, 1973 (1973-06-13 ) (age 50)Buenos Aires , Argentina
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
García and the second or maternal family name is
Flood .
Alejandra García Flood (born June 13, 1973) is an Argentine pole vaulter .
Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record,[1] and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper , winning silver at the 1993 South American Championships . In 2000 and 2010 she won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best athletes from each decade in Argentina.[2]
Competition record [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Argentina 1990 South American Junior Championships Bogotá , Colombia 2nd High jump 1.65 m 1993 South American Championships Lima , Peru 2nd High jump 1.84 m 4th Long jump 5.81 m (w) 1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata , Argentina 3rd Long jump 6.13 m (+1.5 m/s) 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata , Argentina 5th Heptathlon 5139 pts South American Championships Manaus , Brazil 1st Pole vault 3.10 m 4th Heptathlon 4400 pts 1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín , Colombia 3rd High jump 1.83 m 5th Long jump 6.16 m 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris , France – Pole vault NM South American Championships Mar del Plata , Argentina 2nd Pole vault 3.50 m 1998 Ibero-American Championships Lisbon , Portugal 2nd Pole vault 3.95 m South American Games Cuenca , Ecuador 1st Pole vault 4.05 m A 1999 South American Championships Bogotá , Colombia 1st Pole vault 4.30 m Pan American Games Winnipeg , Canada 1st Pole vault 4.30 m World Championships Seville , Spain 11th Pole vault 4.25 m 2000 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 1st Pole vault 4.30 m Olympic Games Sydney , Australia 18th (q) Pole vault 4.15 m 2001 South American Championships Manaus , Brazil – 4 × 100 m DQ 1st Pole vault 4.00 m World Championships Edmonton , Canada 21st (q) Pole vault 4.25 m 2002 Ibero-American Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala 1st Pole vault 4.25 m 2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto , Venezuela 1st Pole vault 4.20 m World Championships Paris , France 25th (q) Pole vault 4.00 m 2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva , Spain 2nd Pole vault 4.30 m Olympic Games Athens , Greece 13th Pole vault 4.20 m 2006 South American Championships Tunja , Colombia 3rd Pole vault 4.00 m 2007 South American Championships Sao Paulo , Brazil 2nd Pole vault 4.20 m Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 4th Pole vault 4.20 m 2008 Ibero-American Iquique , Chile 3rd Pole vault 4.00 m Olympic Games Beijing , China 31st (q) Pole vault 4.15 m 2009 South American Championships Lima , Peru 3rd Pole vault 4.10 m 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 5th Pole vault 4.10 m 2011 South American Championships Buenos Aires , Argentina – Pole vault NM Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico 6th Pole vault 4.20 m
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