# Elsa Monterroso

Elsa Elizabeth Monterroso (born 13 December 1971) is a Guatemalan former long-distance runner who competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the half marathon. She was active in the 1990s and 2000s. She represented her country at the 2003 Pan American Games and was twice a finalist. She competed twice at world level, at the 2000 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
She was highly successful at competitions in the Central American region. She took a three golds and broke three Games records at the 2001 Central American Games and was a seven-time winner at the Central American Championships in Athletics. She was also a bronze medallist at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics and a five-time bronze medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.
Monterroso holds the Guatemalan national records in the 3000 metres, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

## Personal bests

* 1500 metres – 4:34.55 min (2001)
* 3000 metres – 9:42.33 min (1994) NR
* 5000 metres – 17:03.41 min (2002) NR
* 10,000 metres – 35:54.46 min (2003) NR
* Half marathon – 78:59 min (2003)

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 1991 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | 800 m | 2:22.32 |
| 1991 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | 1500 m | 4:55.73 |
| 1993 | CAC Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:34.59 |
| 1993 | CAC Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 3000 m | 10:09.18 |
| 1994 | Central American Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 1500 m | 4:42.80 |
| 1994 | Central American Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 3000 m | |
| 1994 | Central American Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 4th | 1500 m | 4:43.16 |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 6th | 3000 m | 9:42.33 |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 11th | 1500 m | 4:43.44 |
| 1997 | Central American Games | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:39.31 |
| 1997 | Central American Games | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 2nd | 5000 m | 18:00.5 |
| 1997 | CAC Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 10,000 m | 36:57.30 |
| 1998 | CAC Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 7th | 5000 m | 17:48.27 |
| 1998 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 5000 m | 18:45.3 |
| 2000 | South American Cross Country Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | — (guest) | Senior race | 30:05 |
| 2000 | World Half Marathon Championships | Veracruz, Mexico | 49th | Half marathon | 1:30:30 |
| 2000 | World Half Marathon Championships | Veracruz, Mexico | 9th | Team | 4:33:36 |
| 2001 | Central American Games | | 1st | 1500 m | 4:34.55 GR |
| 2001 | Central American Games | | 1st | 5000 m | 17:19.10 GR |
| 2001 | Central American Games | | 1st | 10,000 m | 36:07.26 GR |
| 2001 | CAC Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 5000 m | 17:17.00 |
| 2001 | CAC Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 10,000 m | 36:57.30 |
| 2002 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:47.72 |
| 2002 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 5000 m | 18:01.34 |
| 2002 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 1500 m | 4:39.48 |
| 2002 | CAC Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 5000 m | 17:03.41 NR |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | — | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2003 | CAC Cross Country Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 6th | Senior race | 31:38 |
| 2003 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 1500 m | 4:40.58 |
| 2003 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 5000 m | 17:38.32 CR |
| 2003 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 10,000 m | 37:28.80 |
| 2003 | CAC Championships | St. George's, Bermuda | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:39.44 |
| 2003 | CAC Championships | St. George's, Bermuda | 2nd | 10,000 m | 35:54.46 NR |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 11th | 1500 m | 4:46.53 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 8th | 5000 m | 17:13.72 |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 7th | 10,000 m | 36:24.23 |
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 82nd | Short race | 15:53 |
| 2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 88th | Senior race | 33:21 |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 5000 m | 18:00.62 |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 10,000 m | 36:23.42 |
| 2005 | CAC Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 5000 m | 18:03.15 |
| 2005 | CAC Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 6th | 10,000 m | 39:59.45 |
| 2007 | Central American Cross Country Championships | Lord's Bank, Belize | 1st | Senior race | 31:32 |
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 5000 m | 17:59.85 |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 5000 m | 18:43.87 |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 10,000 m | 39:03.18 |
| 2009 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 3rd | 5000 m | 18:23.77 |