Melisa Murillo Explained

Melisa Murillo
Nationality:Colombian
Birth Date:13 January 1982
Birth Place:El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca
Sport:Athletics
Event Type:Sprints
Olympics:Heats, 2004
Pb:100 metres – 11.22, 200 metres – 24.94, 60 metres – 7.43
Updated:20 August 2016

Melisa Murillo Rivas (born 13 January 1982, in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca[1]) is a retired Colombian athlete who specialised in the sprinting events. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was also the reserve relay member at the 2000 Summer Olympics but was not selected to run.

Competition record

Representing
1996South American Youth ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay6th200 m26.17
8th400 m63.03
bgcolor=silver2nd4x400 m3:55.55
1999Pan American Junior ChampionshipsTampa, United States4th4x100 m46.17
World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland15th (sf)100 m12.03
20th (sf)200 m25.22
South American Junior ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile3rd100 m11.76
bgcolor=gold1st4x100 m45.87
2000Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)San Juan, Puerto Rico5th100 m11.94
7th200 m25.03 (w)
World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile10th (sf)100m11.84 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
4×400m relayDQ
2001South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentinabgcolor=silver2nd100 m12.03
3rd200 m24.37
bgcolor=silver2nd4x100 m45.92
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina4th100 m11.95
3rd200 m24.28 (w)
3rd4x100 m46.89
2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala6th100 m11.74
bgcolor=silver2nd4x100 m44.44
Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador6th100m12.04 w (wind: 2.3 m/s)
200mDNF
bgcolor=gold1st4x100m relay45.34
2003South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela5th100 m11.71
8th200 m24.51
bgcolor=silver2nd4x100 m44.67
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dom. Rep.12th (h)100 m11.84
5th4x100 m45.13
2004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuelabgcolor=silver2nd100m11.78 (wind: +0.0 m/s)
1st [2] 4x100m relay43.46
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain6th100 m11.77
bgcolor=silver2nd4x100 m43.79
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece42nd (h)100 m11.67
10th (h)4x100 m43.30
2005South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombiabgcolor=silver2nd100 m11.39
bgcolor=gold1st4x100 m43.17
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland33rd (h)100 m11.71
6th4x100 m43.07
2006Ibero-American ChampionshipsPonce, Puerto Rico5th100 m11.80
3rd4x100 m44.79

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031117/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/melissa-murillo-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. Guest final out of competition