Gilmar Mayo
- Born
- Sep 30, 1969 (57 years old)
- Birthplace
- Pailitas, Colombia
- Events
- High Jump
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.
As of Oct 30, 2026: High Jump 2.33 (#124 all-time), 2009 season best 2.20 (Apr 25, 2009, Medellín (COL)) · Area record (High Jump) · 57 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | HJ | 2.20 | – | Apr 25, 2009 | Medellín (COL) |
| 2008 | HJ | 2.21 | – | Nov 25, 2008 | Cali (COL) |
| 2007 | HJ | 2.21 | – | Jun 8, 2007 | Bogotá (COL) |
| 2006 | HJ | 2.25 | – | Jun 24, 2006 | Medellín (COL) |
| 2005 | HJ | 2.26 | – | Aug 20, 2005 | Armenia (COL) |
| 2004 | HJ | 2.15 | – | Dec 5, 2004 | Bogotá (COL) |
| 2003 | HJ | 2.12 | – | Jul 26, 2003 | Medellín (COL) |
| 2002 | HJ | 2.26 | – | Jun 29, 2002 | Alcalá de Henáres (ESP) |