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Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa

Birth dateMar 21, 1989

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Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa is a Colombia middle-distance runner, born on March 21, 1989. He competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.

His personal bests include 3:42.38 in the 1500m, 8:10.46 in the 3000m, 13:21.31 in the 5000m, 28:33.53 in the 10000m and 1:02:48 in the Semi. He has earned 8 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Colombia.

Key facts

5000 m

13:21.31

#992 all-time

3000 m steeplechase

8:28.6h

2024 season best

9:00.86

Jun 29, 2024 · Pedro Grajales, Cali (COL)

2024 season best

Last competition

La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K

Aug 18, 2024 · 30:42

La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K

Age

37 years old

As of Sep 26, 2026: 5000 m 13:21.31 (#992 all-time), 3000 m steeplechase 8:28.6h, 2024 season best 9:00.86 (Jun 29, 2024, Pedro Grajales, Cali (COL)) · Last competition: La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K, Aug 18, 2024, 30:42 · 37 years old

Personal bests

1500m

3:42.38

3000m

8:10.46

13:21.31

28:33.53

1:02:48

2:16:40

8:28.6HT

15Kilometr

45:45

10Kilometr

28:51

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2024	3000mSt	9:00.86	-	Jun 29, 2024	↑	Colombian Championships
2024	10Kilometr	30:42	-	Aug 18, 2024	↓	La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K
2023	3000mSt	9:10.20	-	Oct 24, 2023	↑	Colombian Championships
2023	5000m	14:14.09	-	Apr 22, 2023	↑	Campeonato Nacional de Pruebas Combinadas, Saltos y Velocidad
2023	10000m	30:14.53	-	Oct 20, 2023	↓	Colombian Championships
2023	10Kilometr	30:16	-	Apr 29, 2023	↓	adizero Road to Records
2023	Marathon	2:16:40	-	Feb 19, 2023	↑	Zurich Maraton de Sevilla, Sevilla
2022	3000mSt	8:40.28	-	Oct 15, 2022	↑	South American Games, Asunción
2022	5000m	14:02.91	-	Apr 1, 2022	↑	San Francisco St. Cox Stadium, San Francisco, CA (USA)
2022	10000m	29:21.65	-	Mar 31, 2022	↓	San Francisco St. Cox Stadium, San Francisco, CA (USA)
2022	10Kilometr	31:27	-	Sep 11, 2022	↓	Cali 10k - La carrera del Pacifico
2022	Semi	1:02:48	-	Aug 21, 2022	↑	Buenos Aires Half Marathon - South American Half Marathon Championships
2019	3000mSt	8:41.48	-	May 25, 2019	↑	South American Championships
2019	5000m	13:21.31	-	May 2, 2019	↑	Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2019	10000m	28:33.53	-	Apr 18, 2019	↓	Torrance, CA (USA)
2019	10Kilometr	28:51	-	Sep 8, 2019	↓	10 km
2019	15Kilometr	47:36	-	Jun 2, 2019	↓	Bogotá (COL)
2018	3000mSt	8:44.51	-	Aug 2, 2018	↑	Barranquilla CAC Games
2018	10Kilometr	30:23	-	May 28, 2018	↓	Boulder International Challenge
2018	10000m	30:39.35	-	Jul 7, 2018	↓	Colombian Championships, Barranquilla
2018	15Kilometr	46:49	-	May 20, 2018	↓	Bogotá (COL)
2017	3000mSt	8:40.12	-	Nov 24, 2017	↑	Santa Marta (COL)
2017	10000m	29:40.02	-	Jun 11, 2017	↓	Medellín (COL)
2017	10Kilometr	29:57	-	Nov 5, 2017	↓	Cartagena de Indias (COL)
2017	Semi	1:08:50	-	Jul 30, 2017	↑	Bogotá (COL)
2016	15Kilometr	46:19	-	Feb 20, 2016	↓	Girardot (COL)
2016	Semi	1:06:39	-	Mar 26, 2016	↑	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
2016	Marathon	2:17:29	-	Apr 17, 2016	↑	Hamburg (GER)
2015	PV	5.70	-	Jun 12, 2015	-	-
2015	1500m	3:42.38	-	Jun 13, 2015	↑	Lima (PER)
2015	3000mSt	8:29.53	-	Jun 14, 2015	↑	Lima (PER)
2014	3000m	8:10.46	-	Aug 10, 2014	-	Mangueirão, Belém (BRA)
2014	3000mSt	8:45.96	-	Mar 16, 2014	↑	Santiago de Chile (CHI)
2014	5000m	14:17.04	-	Aug 3, 2014	↑	São Paulo (BRA)
2014	10Kilometr	30:10	-	Mar 8, 2014	↓	Cipolletti (ARG)
2014	Semi	1:11:43	-	Jul 27, 2014	↑	Bogotá (COL)
2013	1500m	3:47.44	-	Jun 15, 2013	↑	Cartagena de Indias (COL)
2013	3000mSt	8:28.6h	-	Nov 29, 2013	↑	Trujillo (PER)
2013	10000m	29:03.59	-	Nov 27, 2013	↓	Trujillo (PER)
2013	10Kilometr	30:16	-	Sep 22, 2013	↓	Viedma (ARG)
2013	Semi	1:09:40	-	Sep 8, 2013	↑	Medellín (COL)
2012	3000mSt	8:46.59	-	May 9, 2012	↑	Fortaleza (BRA)
2012	15Kilometr	45:45	-	Feb 12, 2012	↓	Tulua (COL)
2012	Semi	1:07:48	-	Jul 29, 2012	↑	Bogotá (COL)
2011	3000mSt	8:44.48	-	Jun 4, 2011	↑	Buenos Aires (ARG)
2011	5000m	14:55.28	-	Apr 30, 2011	↑	Medellín (COL)
2008	3000mSt	9:33.82	-	Nov 25, 2008	↑	Cali (COL)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	30:42	-	Aug 18	La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K
3000mSt	9:00.86	-	Jun 29	Colombian Championships
3000mSt	9:00.86	-	Jun 28	Colombian Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:10.20	-	Oct 24	Colombian Championships
3000mSt	9:10.20	-	Oct 21	Colombian Championships
10000m	30:14.53	-	Oct 21	Colombian Championships
10000m	30:14.53	-	Oct 20	Colombian Championships
10Kilometr	30:16	-	Apr 29	adizero Road to Records
5000m	14:14.09	-	Apr 22	Campeonato Nacional de Pruebas Combinadas, Saltos y Velocidad
Marathon	2:16:40	-	Feb 19	Zurich Maraton de Sevilla, Sevilla

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:40.28	-	Oct 15	South American Games, Asunción
10000m	DNF	-	Oct 15	South American Games, Asunción
10Kilometr	31:27	-	Sep 11	Cali 10k - La carrera del Pacifico
Semi	1:02:48	-	Aug 21	Buenos Aires Half Marathon - South American Half Marathon Championships
Semi	1:06:44	-	Jun 26	Media Maratón de Cali, Cali
10000m	31:36.7HT	-	May 6	Colombian Championships
10000m	31:36.7HT	-	May 6	Colombian Championships
5000m	14:02.91	-	Apr 1	Mike Fanelli Track Classic, San Francisco St. Cox Stadium, San Francisco, CA
10000m	29:21.65	-	Mar 31	Mike Fanelli Track Classic, San Francisco St. Cox Stadium, San Francisco, CA
5000m	14:52.22	-	Mar 26	Campeonato Nacional de Clubes, Bogotá

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	DNF	-	Sep 28	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
10Kilometr	28:51	-	Sep 8	10 km
15Kilometr	47:36	-	Jun 2	Allianz 15K, Bogotá
5000m	13:54.51	-	May 26	South American Championships
3000mSt	8:41.48	-	May 25	South American Championships
5000m	13:54.51	-	May 24	South American Championships
3000mSt	8:41.48	-	May 24	South American Championships
5000m	13:21.31	-	May 2	Payton Jordan Invitational, Palo Alto, CA
5000m	13:33.38	-	Apr 19	Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance, CA - Invitational Events
10000m	28:33.53	-	Apr 18	Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance, CA - Invitational Events
5000m	14:14.11	-	Apr 7	Colombian Club Championships, Medellín

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:44.51	-	Aug 2	Barranquilla CAC Games
3000mSt	8:44.51	-	Jul 29	Barranquilla CAC Games
10000m	30:39.35	-	Jul 7	Colombian Championships, Barranquilla
3000mSt	9:01.99	-	Jun 8	Cochabamba South American Games
3000mSt	9:01.99	-	Jun 5	Cochabamba South American Games
10Kilometr	30:23	-	May 28	Boulder International Challenge
15Kilometr	46:49	-	May 20	Bogotá 15 km, Bogotá
15Kilometr	47:24	-	May 12	Girardot 15 km, Girardot
3000mSt	8:48.55	-	Apr 28	Medellín Grand Prix Ximena Restrepo
10Kilometr	30:47	-	Mar 4	Bogotá 10 km, Bogotá

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:40.12	-	Nov 24	Santa Marta Juegos Bolivarianos, Santa Marta
10Kilometr	29:57	-	Nov 5	Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias
Semi	1:06:39	-	Aug 6	La Ceja del Tambo Half Marathon, La Ceja del Tambo
Semi	1:08:50	-	Jul 30	Bogotá Half Marathon, Bogotá
3000mSt	8:51.59	-	Jun 24	Asunción South American Championships, Asunción
3000mSt	8:57.36	-	Jun 11	Colombian Championships, Medellín
10000m	29:40.02	-	Jun 11	Colombian Championships, Medellín
3000mSt	8:50.93	-	Apr 14	Torrance Mt. SAC Relays, Torrance, CA - Invitational Events

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:23:48	-	Aug 21	The XXXI Olympic Games

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa's 5000 m personal best?

Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa's 5000 m personal best is 13:21.31, set on May 2, 2019 in Palo Alto, CA (USA), #992 on the all-time list.

Which events does Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa compete in?

Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa competes in the 5000 m and 3000 m steeplechase.

How did Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa perform in 2024?

2024 season best: 9:00.86, set on Jun 29, 2024 in Pedro Grajales, Cali (COL). Last competition: La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K on Aug 18, 2024, 30:42.

Gerald Nicolas Giraldo Villa

Personal bests

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