# Gilmar Mayo

Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano (born 30 September 1969) is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in), achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian and South American record. Mayo represented Colombia twice at the Olympic Games (1996 and 2000) and three times at the World Athletics Championships (1995, 1997 and 1999).
Mayo was the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games champion in the high jump and competed at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007, which included a bronze on his second appearance at the competition. He was a four-time champion at the South American Championships in Athletics (1991, 1995, 1997, 2005) and a three-time gold medallist at the South American Games – this includes the 1998 South American Games where he also won the triple jump title and the long jump silver medal. His mark of 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) at the 1994 South American Games is the current Games record. He was a frequent participant at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and was the gold medallist there in 2000 and 2002.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Colombia ||||||
| 1987 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 7th | High jump | 1.75 m |
| 1987 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 8th | Long jump | 6.64 m |
| 1987 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 6th | Triple jump | 14.76 m |
| 1988 | South American Junior Championships | Cubatão, Brazil | 9th | High jump | 1.95 m |
| 1988 | South American Junior Championships | Cubatão, Brazil | 8th | Long jump | 6.47 m |
| 1988 | South American Junior Championships | Cubatão, Brazil | 4th | Triple jump | 14.79 m |
| 1989 | South American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 6th | Triple jump | 15.94 m |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | High jump | 2.20 m CR |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 11th | High jump | 2.10 m |
| 1993 | Bolivarian Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | High jump | 2.20 m A |
| 1993 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th | High jump | 2.13 m |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 4th | High jump | 2.14 m |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | High jump | 2.32 m |
| 1994 | South American Games | Valencia, Venezuela | 1st | High jump | 2.25 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | High jump | 2.24 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | High jump | 2.26 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 1st | High jump | 2.25 m CR |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (q) | High jump | 2.24 m |
| 1996 | Ibero-American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | High jump | 2.23 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 21st (q) | High jump | 2.26 m |
| 1997 | South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | High jump | 2.26 m CR |
| 1997 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | High jump | 2.25 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | High jump | 2.29 m |
| 1998 | Ibero-American Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | High jump | 2.18 m |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | High jump | 2.30 m |
| 1998 | South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 47.42 s A |
| 1998 | South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | High jump | 2.24 m A |
| 1998 | South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 2nd | Long jump | 7.29 m |
| 1998 | South American Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | Triple jump | 15.78 m A |
| 1999 | South American Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | 2nd | High jump | 2.26 m A =CR |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th | High jump | 2.20 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 19th (q) | High jump | 2.23 m |
| 2000 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | High jump | 2.24 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (q) | High jump | 2.20 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | High jump | 2.20 m |
| 2001 | Bolivarian Games | Ambato, Ecuador | 1st | High jump | 2.23 m A |
| 2002 | Ibero-American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | High jump | 2.26 m |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | High jump | 2.22 m |
| 2005 | Bolivarian Games | Armenia, Colombia | 1st | High jump | 2.26 m GR A |
| 2006 | Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 2nd | High jump | 2.20 m |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | High jump | 2.19 m |
| 2006 | South American Championships | Tunja, Colombia | 2nd | High jump | 2.20 m |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | High jump | 2.10 m |
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | High jump | 2.21 m |
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 5th | High jump | 2.15 m |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | High jump | 2.10 m |