# Déborah Rodríguez

Déborah Lizeth Rodríguez Guelmo (born December 2, 1992) is a Uruguayan athlete and fashion model. She is also the twin sister of football player Ángel Rodríguez of River Plate Montevideo.

## Athletic career (2008–present)

At the 2010 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 400m hurdles event, and also won two golds in the same event at the 2008 and 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics. Rodríguez also won bronze at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. She competed in the Women's 400m hurdles event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but ranked 28th and was eliminated in the first round even though she broke the national Women's 400m hurdles record (57.04 seconds), which Rodríguez previously held in 2011 with 58.63. She also holds the national record at 400 metres-52.53 and 800 metres-2:01.46.

### Personal bests

| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
| 100 m | 12.18 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Montevideo | 30 Aug 2014 |
| 200 m | 24.51 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Montevideo | 31 Aug 2014 |
| 400 m | 52.53 s | Montevideo | 3 Oct 2014 |
| 800 m | 2'00,20 min | Geneva | 12 Jun 2021 |
| 100 m hurdles | 14.61 s (wind: NWI) | Buenos Aires | 8 Feb 2014 |
| 400 m hurdles | 56.30 s | Beijing | 23 Aug 2015 |

## Modeling ventures (2013–present)

In January, 2013 Rodríguez was signed into a modeling agency by Fernando Cristino called Cristino Management.

## Achievements in athletics

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Uruguay ||||||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 7th (h) | 400 m | 58.62 |
| 2008 | South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 1:02.91 |
| 2008 | South American Youth Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 61.27 |
| 2009 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 60.07 |
| 2009 | World Youth Championship | Bressanone, Italy | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 59.71 |
| 2009 | South American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 59.97 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 35th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 59.21 |
| 2010 | South American Under-23 Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 59.76 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 10th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 60.96 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 13th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 60.39 |
| 2011 | South American Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 58.63 |
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, United States | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 59.10 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 35th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 59.52 |
| 2011 | South American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 60.60 A |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 60.72 A |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 22nd (h) | 400 m | 57.08 |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 59.75 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.04 |
| 2012 | South American U-23 Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.63 |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 58.06 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 800 m | 2:06.62 |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.60 |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 57.56 |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 58.35 A |
| 2014 | South American U23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 400 m | 52.53 |
| 2014 | South American U23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.65 |
| 2014 | South American U23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.49 |
| 2014 | South American U23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:50.35 |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.46 |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.33 |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.41 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 21st (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.47 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 34th (h) | 800 m | 2:02.46 |
| 2016 | Ibero-American Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 57.22 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 41st (h) | 800 m | 2:01.86 |
| 2017 | South American Championships | Asunción, Paraguay | 3rd | 800 m | 2:07.41 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 35th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.61 |
| 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 800 m | 2:16.21 |
| 2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 2nd | 800 m | 2:06.19 |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 800 m | 2:02.68 |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | 800 m | 2:01.66 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 34th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.80 |
| 2020 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 800 m | 2:14.14 |
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 1st | 800 m | 2:03.38 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.76 |
| 2022 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 1st | 800 m | 2:18.23 |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 1st | 800 m | 2:02.53 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 36th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.04 |
| 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.14 |
| 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | 800 m | 2:03.94 |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 800 m | 2:02.88 |
| 2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 3rd | 800 m | 2:03.32 |