Ruth Grajeda
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| Full name |
Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 July 1980 Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Grajeda and the second or maternal family name is González.
Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González (born July 31, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] She won two gold medals, as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[2][3]
Grajeda competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and Nallely Vela. Running the start-off leg, Grajeda recorded her individual-split time of 54.71 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Mexico | |||||
| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 6th | 100m | 12.22 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 5th | 200m | 24.82 (wind: -0.3 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 100m | 11.95 w (wind: 2.3 m/s) | |
References
- ↑ "Ruth Grajeda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (29 May 2006). "Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Oro para el relevo femenil 4x400 en Iberoamericano de Atletismo" [Gold for women's 4×400 relay in Iberoamerican Athletics] (in Spanish). La Jornada. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
- Ruth Grajeda profile at IAAF
- NBC Olympics Profile
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