# Gerard Giraldo

Gerard Nicolas Giraldo Villa (born 21 March 1989) is a Colombian athlete competing in middle-distance and long distance running events. He specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed at the 2015 World Championships.
At the 2015 South American Championships he won the steeplechase in a championship record time of 8:29.53 minutes and also set a Colombian record of 3:42.38 minutes for the 1500 metres, winning a bronze medal. He was the silver medallist in the steeplechase at the 2014 South American Games behind José Peña.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Colombia ||||||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:40.17 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:44.48 |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.14 |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | 10,000 m | 29:03.59 |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.6 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | – | 10,000 m | DNF |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.96 |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:19.91 |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | – | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:56.59 |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:42.38 |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:29.53 |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | – | 3000 m s'chase | DNF |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 36th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:16.47 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:45.93 |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.12 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:01.99 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:44.51 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:54.51 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:41.48 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | – | 10,000 m | DNF |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:40.28 |

## Personal bests

| Event | Time | City | Country | Date |
| 1500 m | 3:42.38 | Lima | Peru | 13 June 2015 |
| 3000 m | 8:10.46 | Belém | Brazil | 10 August 2014 |
| 5000 m | 13:21.31 | Stanford | EEUU | 2 May 2019 |
| 10,000 m | 28:51.16 | Tijuana | México | 08 Septiembre 2019 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:28.6 | Trujillo | Peru | 29 November 2013 |
| 10K run | 30:10 | Cipolletti | Argentina | 8 March 2014 |
| 15K run | 45:45 | Tulua | Colombia | 12 February 2012 |
| Half marathon | 1:07:48 | Bogota | Colombia | 29 July 2012 |
| Marathon | 2:17:29 | Hamburg | Germany | 17 April 2017 |