# Alejandra García

Alejandra García Flood (born June 13, 1973) is an Argentine pole vaulter.

## Career

Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, 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.

## Competition record

| 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 |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 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 |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Pole vault | 3.10 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 4th | Heptathlon | 4400 pts |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 3rd | High jump | 1.83 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 5th | Long jump | 6.16 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | – | Pole vault | NM |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 1998 | South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | Pole vault | 4.05 m A |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 1st | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th | Pole vault | 4.25 m |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 18th (q) | Pole vault | 4.15 m |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | – | 4 × 100 m | DQ |
| 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
| 2001 | 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 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 25th (q) | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
| 2004 | 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 | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.20 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | Pole vault | 4.20 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American | Iquique, Chile | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 6th | Pole vault | 4.20 m |