Ruth Grajeda Explained

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Ruth Grajeda
Fullname:Ruth del Carmen Grajeda
González
Birth Date:31 July 1980
Birth Place:Ciudad Cuauhtémoc,
Chihuahua
, Mexico
Weight:550NaN0
Sport:Athletics
Event:4 × 400 metres relay
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Ruth del Carmen Grajeda González (born July 31, 1980 in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1] She won two gold medals, as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Iquique, Chile.[2] [3]

Grajeda competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Zudikey Rodríguez, Gabriela Medina, and Nallely Vela. Running the start-off leg, Grajeda recorded her individual-split time of 54.71 seconds, and the Mexican team went on to finish the second heat in seventh place, for a total time of 3:30.36.[4]

Achievements

Representing
2002NACAC U-25 ChampionshipsSan Antonio, Texas, United States6th100m12.22 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
5th200m24.82 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador5th100m11.95 w (wind: 2.3 m/s)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ruth Grajeda. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081115/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/ruth-grajeda-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 January 2013.
  2. News: Clavelo Robinson. Javier. Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs. IAAF. 29 May 2006. 26 January 2013.
  3. News: Oro para el relevo femenil 4x400 en Iberoamericano de Atletismo. Gold for women's 4×400 relay in Iberoamerican Athletics. Spanish. La Jornada. 16 June 2008. 26 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 2. NBC Olympics. 26 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821145240/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DATW404900/index.html. 21 August 2012.